STRNCAT(3)

NAME
6.29 `strncat'--concatenate strings

SYNOPSIS
     #include <string.h>
     char *strncat(char *DST, const char *SRC, size_t LENGTH);

DESCRIPTION
`strncat' appends not more than LENGTH characters from the string
pointed to by SRC (including the    terminating null character) to
the end of the string pointed to by DST. The initial character of SRC overwrites the null character at the end of DST. A terminating null character is always appended to the result *Warnings*
Note that a null is always appended, so that if the copy is limited by the LENGTH argument, the number of characters appended to DST is `n + 1'.

RETURNS
This function returns the initial value of DST

PORTABILITY
`strncat' is ANSI C.
   `strncat' requires no supporting OS subroutines.

SEE ALSO
strncat is part of the library. The full documentation for is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your site, the command

    info

will give you access to the complete manual.