Sometimes truncation is fine or at least can be managed. Yes, strdup() is a better choice in a lot of situations, but depending on how your data is structured

Sometimes truncation is fine or at least can be managed. Yes, strdup() is a better choice in a lot of situations, but depending on how your data is structured it may not be the correct option. I would say my version is useful in any situation where you were previously using strncpy/cat or strlcpy/cat.