char *strncat( char *s1, char *s2, size_t count )

char  *s1;              /* a string */

char  *s2;              /* a string */

size_t count;           /* maximum number of characters to append */

Synopsis

#include "string.h"

The strncat function appends up to count characters from s2 to the end of s1 . If a null character is encountered in s2 before count characters have been copied then the copying stops. s1 is then null-terminated.

Parameters

s1 and s2 are null-terminated strings. count is a positive integer

Return Value

strncat returns s1 .

See Also

strcat , strncpy