"." <nkw...@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Why do we need substring [1]? We already have string-copy which looks
> similar to me.
> (These functions take different number of arguments, but string-copy
> can handle this because it's more generic.)
>
> Is this connected with compatability, convenience or something else?
substring is in the standard, has been for ages.

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