! { dg-do run } ! PR20713. Pad and truncate string. character(len = 6),parameter:: a = 'hello' character(len = 6),parameter:: b = 'hello *' character(len = 6),parameter:: c (1:1) = 'hello' character(len = 11) line write (line, '(6A)') a, 'world' if (line .ne. 'hello world') STOP 1 write (line, '(6A)') b, 'world' if (line .ne. 'hello world') STOP 2 write (line, '(6A)') c, 'world' if (line .ne. 'hello world') STOP 3 write (line, '(6A)') c(1), 'world' if (line .ne. 'hello world') STOP 4 end