diff --git a/cutshitup.c b/cutshitup.c
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@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+  char *vstr;
+  long int vlen;
+  long int avlen;
+
+  if(argc < 3)
+  {
+    printf("not enoguh args\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  avlen = strlen(argv[1]);
+  vlen = atoll(argv[2]);
+
+  if(vlen > avlen)
+  {
+    printf("cut length is too lnog\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  vstr = malloc(avlen + 1);
+  memcpy(vstr, argv[1], avlen + 1);
+
+  *(vstr + vlen) = '\0';
+
+  printf("%s\n", vstr);
+
+  free(vstr);
+  return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
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diff --git a/rngenerator.c b/rngenerator.c
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diff --git a/rngnum.txt b/rngnum.txt
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diff --git a/rngsim.c b/rngsim.c
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