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[PR #362] +1 byte for the NUL-terminator #720

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opened 2026-01-29 15:14:47 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-29 15:14:47 +00:00
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Original Pull Request: https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/C/pull/362

State: closed
Merged: Yes

Fixed a critical flaw where strcpy would write the final NUL-terminator in an invalid location invoking Undefined Behavior. Allocated one extra byte to fix it.

Cleaned up the code as well in the process

**Original Pull Request:** https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/C/pull/362 **State:** closed **Merged:** Yes --- Fixed a critical flaw where `strcpy` would write the final NUL-terminator in an invalid location invoking Undefined Behavior. Allocated one extra byte to fix it. Cleaned up the code as well in the process
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