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diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 87f9c26..0b92968 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -129,6 +129,34 @@ __must_check __printf_1_2 __malloc char *make_message(const char *fmt, ...)
 	return msg;
 }
 
+/**
+ * adu's version of strcat().
+ *
+ * \param a String to be appended to.
+ * \param b String to append.
+ *
+ * Append \p b to \p a.
+ *
+ * \return If \a a is \p NULL, return a pointer to a copy of \a b, i.e.
+ * para_strcat(NULL, b) is equivalent to para_strdup(b). If \a b is \p NULL,
+ * return \a a without making a copy of \a a.  Otherwise, construct the
+ * concatenation \a c, free \a a (but not \a b) and return \a c.
+ *
+ * \sa strcat(3).
+ */
+__must_check __malloc char *adu_strcat(char *a, const char *b)
+{
+	char *tmp;
+
+	if (!a)
+		return adu_strdup(b);
+	if (!b)
+		return a;
+	tmp = make_message("%s%s", a, b);
+	free(a);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
 /** \cond LLONG_MAX and LLONG_LIN might not be defined. */
 #ifndef LLONG_MAX
 #define LLONG_MAX (1 << (sizeof(long) - 1))