Hi Jonny, On Thu, Nov 09, 2023 at 10:13:24AM +0000, Jonny Grant wrote: > https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/string_copying.7.html > Rather than "catenation", in my experience "concatenation" is the common term to explain what it does. There are quite a few on that page. Probably other man pages too. Here's why: <https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/CAKH6PiUrQzb7vRZxUs0742WnfaLpcUec0QfdJQJ5Di8LqFg+NA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/> Douglas McIlroy wrote (Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:22:05 -0500): >> concatenate > > We began fighting this pomposity before v7. There has only been > backsliding since.. > "Catenate" is crisper, means the same thing, and concurs with the "cat" command. > I invite you to join the battle for simplicity. Cheers, Alex -- <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
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