NAME

       strcat - concatenate two strings

SYNOPSIS

       #include <string.h>

       char *strcat(char *restrict s1, const char *restrict s2);

DESCRIPTION

       The  strcat()  function  shall append a copy of the string pointed to by s2 (including the
       terminating null byte) to the end of the string pointed to by s1. The initial byte  of  s2
       overwrites  the  null  byte  at the end of s1. If copying takes place between objects that
       overlap, the behavior is undefined.

RETURN VALUE

       The strcat() function shall return s1; no return value is reserved to indicate an error.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       This issue is aligned with the ISO C standard; this does  not  affect  compatibility  with
       XPG3 applications. Reliable error detection by this function was never guaranteed.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       strncat() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <string.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this  text  are  reprinted  and  reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std
       1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System
       Interface  (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by
       the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and  The  Open  Group.  In  the
       event  of  any  discrepancy  between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group
       Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard  is  the  referee  document.  The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .