Re: catenate vs concatenate

Jonny Grant
2023-11-09T14:06:20Z

On 09/11/2023 11:08, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> 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@mail.gmail.com/>
>
> 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
>

Looks like it's already been discussed. Where a term is already in use, it's a question if to change the commonly used term. Technical documents seem to be mostly 'concatenate'. Looks like people have already decided on going with 'catenate'.
Kind regards
Jonny