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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
is about the easiest way to print a file.
Also:
.s3
.bd "   cat file1 file2 >file3"
.s3
is about the easiest way to concatenate
files.
.s3
If no input file is given
.it cat
reads from the standard
input file.
.s3
If the argument \fB\*-\fR 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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e4c4b514 KT	1	.th CAT I 1/15/73
	2	.sh NAME
	3	cat \*- concatenate and print
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd cat
	6	file ...
	7	.sh DESCRIPTION
	8	.it Cat
	9	reads each file in sequence
	10	and writes it on the standard output.
	11	Thus:
	12	.s3
	13	.bd " cat file"
	14	.s3
	15	is about the easiest way to print a file.
	16	Also:
	17	.s3
	18	.bd " cat file1 file2 >file3"
	19	.s3
	20	is about the easiest way to concatenate
	21	files.
	22	.s3
	23	If no input file is given
	24	.it cat
	25	reads from the standard
	26	input file.
	27	.s3
	28	If the argument \fB\*-\fR is encountered,
	29	.it cat
	30	reads from
	31	the standard input file.
	32	.s3
	33	.sh "SEE ALSO"
	34	pr(I), cp(I)
	35	.sh DIAGNOSTICS
	36	none;
	37	if a file cannot be found it is ignored.
	38	.sh BUGS
	39	.bd "cat x y >x"
	40	and
	41	.bd "cat x y >y"
	42	cause strange results.