\HeaderA{truncName}{Truncate character strings}{truncName}
\keyword{data}{truncName}
\keyword{manip}{truncName}
\begin{Description}\relax
Truncate character strings
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
truncName(x,n)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{x}] Character string
\item[\code{n}] Maximum length (in characters)
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
Character string
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
N. LeMeur
\end{Author}
\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
xx <- "Anticonstitutionnelement is a family name"
truncName(xx,5)
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}

