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- .th CAT I 1/15/73
- .sh NAME
- cat \*- concatenate and print
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- .bd cat
- file ...
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- .it Cat
- reads each file in sequence
- and writes it on the standard output.
- Thus
- .s3
- .bd " cat file"
- .s3
- prints the file, and
- .s3
- .bd " cat file1 file2 >file3"
- .s3
- concatenates the first two files and places the result on the third.
- .s3
- If no input file is given,
- or if the argument `\-' is encountered,
- .it cat
- reads from the standard
- input file.
- .s3
- .sh "SEE ALSO"
- pr(I), cp(I)
- .sh DIAGNOSTICS
- none;
- if a file cannot be found it is ignored.
- .sh BUGS
- .bd "cat x y >x"
- and
- .bd "cat x y >y"
- cause strange results.
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