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# C - strcat function

## Synopsis:

    #include <stdio.h>

    char *strcat(char *dest, const char *src);

## Description:

The strcat function concatenates or appends src to dest. All characters from src are copied including the terminating null character.

## Return Value

The strcat function returns dest.

## Example

    #include <stdio.h>

    int main() {
      char string1[20];
      char string2[20];

      strcpy(string1, "Hello");
      strcpy(string2, "Hellooo");

      printf("Returned String : %s\n", strcat( string1, string2 ));
      printf("Concatenated String : %s\n", string1 );

      return 0;
    }

It will proiduce following result:

    Returned String : HelloHellooo
    Concatenated String : HelloHellooo

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