/*
 *	"@(#)s_copy.c	1.1"
 */

s_copy(a, b, la, lb)	/* assign strings:  a = b */
char *a, *b;
long int la, lb;
{
char *aend, *bend;

aend = a + la;

if(la <= lb)
	while(a < aend)
		*a++ = *b++;

else
	{
	bend = b + lb;
	while(b < bend)
		*a++ = *b++;
	while(a < aend)
		*a++ = ' ';
	}
}