c - Mental block on fprintf string termination -

i @ total loss one. can't figure out why isn't working. simple character array null terminator - except when output it, doesn't terminate!

int file_create(const char *path) {     //trying trap situations path starts /.goutputstream     char path_left_15[16];     strncpy(path_left_15, path, 15);     printf("%d\n", strlen("/.goutputstream")+1);     path_left_15[strlen("/.goutputstream")+1] = '\0';      printf("%d\n", strlen(path_left_15));     printf("path_left_15: %s\n", path_left_15);     //continue on... } 

this output:

> 16   > 16   >/.goutputstream\b7<random memory stuff> 

i can't figure out why isn't terminating correctly. i've tried making array longer, same result every time. i'm losing mind!

anyone see it? thanks.

you out of bound array. instead of path_left_15[strlen("/.goutputstream")+1] = '\0'; try path_left_15[15] = '\0';

you truncate string safe when printing.