Splitting a Variable

char *date = "2002";

printf("Long date is %s\n", date); /* Prints 2002 */

/* Offsetting the pointer by 2 positions. *date still points to 2002 */
printf("Last two digits are %s\n", date+2); /* Prints 02. */ 

/* Increment char pointer by 2 characters */
date += 2; /* Now *date points to "02" */
printf("Last two digits are %s\n", date); /* Prints 02 */

strncpy(two, four, 2)

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>


int
main (int argc, char **argv)
{
        int year;
        char s[5];

        srand(time(NULL));

        year = 1900 + rand() % 200;

        /* convert integer to string */
        snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%4d", year);

        printf("%s\n", s);

        /* skip past the first two digits */
        printf("%s\n", s + 2);
}

printf( "%d02", year % 100 );