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.TH strncat 3
.SH NAME
strncat - concatenate a string with a part of another
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>

char *strncat(char *restrict s1, const char *restrict s2, size_t n)
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR strncat ()
function appends not more than n characters
(a null character and characters that follow are not appended)
from the array pointed to by
.I s2
to the end of the string pointed to by
.IR s1 .
.PP
The initial character of
.I s2
overwrites the null character
at the end of
.IR s1 .
.PP
A terminating null character is always appended to the result.
The function shall not append anything to
.I s1
if
.I n
is equal to 0.
If copying takes place between objects that overlap,
the behaviour is undefined.
.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR strncat ()
function shall return the pointer
.IR s1 .
.SH STANDARDS
ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.21.3.2