Add spaces to the end of a string


#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

void pad(char *s, int length);

int main(void)
{
  char str[80];

  strcpy(str, "this is a test");
  pad(str, 40);
  printf("%d", strlen(str));

  return 0;
} 

void pad(char *s, int length)
{
  int l;

  l = strlen(s); /* its length */

  while(l<length) {
    s[l] = ' '; /* insert a space */
    l++;
  }
  s[l]= '\0'; /* strings need to be terminated in a null */
}

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