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22 /*	Copyright (c) 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 AT&T	*/
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24 
25 
26 #ident	"%Z%%M%	%I%	%E% SMI"	/* SVr4.0 1.5	*/
27 /*
28 	Place the `len' length substring of `as' starting at `as[origin]'
29 	in `aresult'.
30 	Return `aresult'.
31 
32   Note: The copying of as to aresult stops if either the
33 	specified number (len) characters have been copied,
34 	or if the end of as is found.
35 	A negative len generally guarantees that everything gets copied.
36 */
37 
38 char *substr(as, aresult, origin, len)
39 char *as, *aresult;
40 int origin;
41 register unsigned len;
42 {
43 	register char *s, *result;
44 
45 	s = as + origin;
46 	result = aresult;
47 	++len;
48 	while (--len && (*result++ = *s++)) ;
49 	if (len == 0)
50 		*result = 0;
51 	return(aresult);
52 }
53