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function retval = strappend (strlist, suffix);

  ## retval = strappend(strlist,suffix);
  ## append string suffix to each string in the list of strings strlist
  
  if(nargin != 2 | nargout > 1)
    usage(" retval = strappend(strlist,suffix)");
  elseif(!is_signal_list(strlist))
    strlist
    error("strlist must be a list of strings (see is_signal_list)");
  elseif(!(isstr(suffix) & rows(suffix) == 1))
    suffix
    error("suffix must be a single string");
  endif

  retval = list();
  for ii=1:length(strlist)
    retval(ii) = sprintf("%s%s",nth(strlist,ii),suffix);
  endfor

endfunction
