int  cLen     = 8    /* Specified Length    */
char chr      = "a"; /* Specified Character */
char outStr[cLen];
int  tmp      = 0;
while (tmp < cLen-1) {
  outStr[tmp] = chr;
  tmp += 1;
}
outStr[cLen-1] = '';

/* outStr = "aaaaaaaa" */

char *str = malloc(cLen + 1);
memset(str, 'a', cLen);
str[cLen] = 0;

void repeated_string(char *out, size_t len, char v)
{
  for(; len > 0; --len)
    *out++ = v;
  *out = '';
}

#include <stdlib.h>

char *cpString;

cpString=malloc(n*sizeof(char));

memset(cpString,X,n-1);
cpString[n]=0;

if (cpString !=0)
{
 free(cpString);
 cpString=0;
}
cpString=malloc(n*sizeof(char));

int cLen = 8; /* Specified Length */

int cLen = 9; /* Specified Length (8) + 1 for NULL */

char chr = "a";

char chr = 'a';