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- 3k (23) 90D5 0.4 Gene Pizzetta 11/89 Z3COM3
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- 1- Syntax
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- CONCAT concatenates two or more source files into a destination file,
- similar to PIP. Unlike PIP, however, CONCAT allows both named directory and
- drive/user specifications, which allows elaborate concatenations with input
- files pulled from various drives and user areas. For ZCPR3 only.
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- Syntax CONCAT {dir:}outfile={dir:}infile{,{dir:}infile{, ...}} {/option}
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- Any file without a DU or DIR specification is assumed to be on the current
- drive/user. The default is text file mode, checking for a CP/M end-of-file
- character (^Z). The only option at present is 'O', which puts CONCAT in
- object file mode so ^Z's are ignored.
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- CONCAT requires an output file and at least one input file. Actually, it
- can be used as a simple file-copy utility, but that's not its purpose. The
- same filename may be given repeatedly in the input file list. An equal sign
- separates the output file from the input files. Commas or spaces, or both,
- separate multiple input files.
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- While the equal sign is required, it may be separated from the filenames by
- one or more spaces. The same applies to commas, if they are used; i.e,
- concat newfile.txt=file1.txt,file2.txt,file3.txt,file4,txt
- works the same as
- concat newfile.txt = file1.txt, file2.txt ,file3.txt , file4.txt
- which works the same as
- concat newfile.txt = file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt, file4.txt
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- A filename cannot begin with a slash unless it is preceded by a DU or DIR
- specification; otherwise, CONCAT will think it has found an option list.
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- If another file has the same name as the output file, it will be renamed to
- filetype BAK. CONCAT initially creates the output file with a filetype of
- $$$. Any existing BAK is erased, the new BAK file created, and the output
- file renamed to the correct filetype after the copy is successfully completed.
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- If an error occurs, such as an input file not found, the incomplete output
- file is erased.
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- An invalid option (anything other than "O") will be ignored.
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- The quiet flag is obeyed: if they quiet flag is set, only error messages
- are displayed.
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- CONCAT is completely re-entrant for use with the GO command.