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Created March 24, 2016 16:13
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left_pad.h
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
/* just make sure sizeof(out) is at least sz+1 large */
#define left_pad(out, sz, s) snprintf(out, sz+1, "%.*s", sz, s)
#define left_pad_str(out, sz, s, pad) snprintf(out, sz+1, "%.*s%s", (sz < strlen(s)) ? 0 : sz - strlen(s), pad, s)
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