xt_strsqueeze(3)

NAME
xt_strsqueeze() - Squeeze a string by replacing middle with ...

LIBRARY
#include <xtend/string.h>
-lxtend

SYNOPSIS
size_t  xt_strsqueeze(char *dest, const char *src, size_t dstsize)

ARGUMENTS
dest:   Pointer to a character array of at least len dstsize, where
the possibly modified string is stored.
src:    Point to a character array containing the string to compact
dstsize: Length of the dest array

DESCRIPTION
Copy string src to dest, reducing to a maximum length of dstsize if necessary by replacing the center portion of the string with "...".

RETURN VALUES
The length of the original string (like strlcpy(3))

EXAMPLES
#define MAXLEN  127
char    limited_str[MAXLEN + 1],
        original_str[SOME_OTHER_LEN + 1];
xt_strsqueeze(limited_str, original_str, MAXLEN + 1);

SEE ALSO
strlcpy(3), strlcat(3)