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.TH "STRNCAT" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
strncat \- Append a length-limited, NUL-terminated string to another
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
char * strncat  (char * \fIdest\fB, const char * \fIsrc\fB, size_t \fIcount\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdest\fB\fR
The string to be appended to
.TP
\fB\fIsrc\fB\fR
The string to append to it
.TP
\fB\fIcount\fB\fR
The maximum numbers of bytes to copy
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Note that in contrast to strncpy, strncat ensures the result is
terminated.