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                     21: .\"    @(#)strcat.3    5.3 (Berkeley) 6/24/90
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                     23: .TH STRCAT 3 "June 24, 1990"
                     24: .UC 4
                     25: .SH NAME
                     26: strcat \- concatenate strings
                     27: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     28: .nf
                     29: .ft B
                     30: #include <string.h>
                     31: 
                     32: char *
                     33: strcat(char *s, const char *append);
                     34: 
                     35: char *
                     36: strncat(char *s, const char *append, size_t count);
                     37: .ft R
                     38: .fi
                     39: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     40: .B Strcat
                     41: and
                     42: .B strncat
                     43: append a copy of the null-terminated string
                     44: .I append
                     45: to the end of the null-terminated string
                     46: .IR s ,
                     47: then add a terminating '\e0'.
                     48: The string
                     49: .I s
                     50: must have sufficient space to hold the result.
                     51: .PP
                     52: .B Strncat
                     53: appends at most
                     54: .I count
                     55: characters.
                     56: .PP
                     57: .B Strcat
                     58: and
                     59: .B strncat
                     60: return the pointer
                     61: .IR s .
                     62: .SH SEE ALSO
                     63: bcopy(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3), strcpy(3)
                     64: .SH STANDARDS
                     65: .B Strcat
                     66: and
                     67: .B strncat
                     68: conform to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').

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