1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/badroff.c b/badroff.c
index e19bf03..6f767bb 100644
--- a/badroff.c
+++ b/badroff.c
@@ -123,12 +123,22 @@ static char* leader(char* txt){
         end = repeat;
         repeat = " . ";
     }
+    int startlen = strlen(start);
+    int endlen = strlen(end);
+    int rptln = strlen(repeat);
+    if (startlen + endlen > width) {
+        fin = malloc(sizeof(char)*(startlen+endlen+2));
+        memcpy(fin, start, startlen);
+        fin[startlen] = ' ';
+        memcpy(fin+startlen+1, end, endlen+1);
+        return fin;
+    }
     fin = malloc(sizeof(char)*(width+2));
     fin[width] = '\n'; fin[width+1] = 0;
     strcpy(fin, start);
-    size_t max = width-strlen(end); size_t rptln = strlen(repeat);
+    size_t max = width-endlen+1;
     strcpy(fin+max, end);
-    for (int i=strlen(start); i<width-strlen(end); i++)
+    for (int i=startlen; i<max; i++)
         fin[i] = repeat[i % rptln];
     return fin;
 }