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@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-.TH CAT 1 
+.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
+.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
+.\"
+.\"    @(#)cat.1       6.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/86
+.\"
+.TH CAT 1 "May 5, 1986"

 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 cat \- catenate and print
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 cat \- catenate and print


@@ -19,62 +25,57 @@ file ...
 .I Cat
 reads each
 .I file
 .I Cat
 reads each
 .I file

-in sequence
-and writes it on the standard output.
-Thus
+in sequence and displays it on the standard output.  Thus

 .PP
 .ti+15n
 cat file
 .PP
 .PP
 .ti+15n
 cat file
 .PP

-prints the file, and
+displays the file on the standard output, and

 .PP
 .ti+15n
 cat file1 file2 >file3
 .PP
 concatenates the first two files and places the result on the third.
 .PP
 .PP
 .ti+15n
 cat file1 file2 >file3
 .PP
 concatenates the first two files and places the result on the third.
 .PP

-If no input file is given,
-or if the argument `\-' is encountered,
+If no input file is given, or if the argument `\-' is encountered,

 .I cat
 .I cat

-reads from the standard
-input file.
-Output is buffered in 1024-byte blocks unless the standard
-output is a terminal, in which case it is line buffered.
-The
+reads from the standard input file.
+Output is buffered in the block size recommended by \fIstat\fP(2)
+unless the standard output is a terminal,
+when it is line buffered.  The

 .B \-u
 .B \-u

-option causes the output to be completely unbuffered.
+option makes the output completely unbuffered.

 .PP
 .PP

-The option
+The

 .B \-n
 .B \-n

-causes the output lines to be numbered sequentially from 1.
-Giving
+option displays the output lines preceded by lines numbers, numbered
+sequentially from 1.  Specifying the 

 .B \-b
 .B \-b

-with
+option with the

 .B \-n
 .B \-n

-causes numbers to be omitted from blank lines.
+option omits the line numbers from blank lines.

 .PP
 .PP

-The option
+The

 .B \-s
 .B \-s

-causes the output to be single spaced by crushing out multiple adjacent
-empty lines.
+option crushes out multiple adjacent empty lines so that the
+output is displayed single spaced.

 .PP
 .PP

-The option
+The

 .B \-v
 .B \-v

-causes non-printing characters to be printed in a visible way.
+option displays non-printing characters so that they are visible.

 Control characters print like ^X for control-x; the delete character
 (octal 0177) prints as ^?.
 Non-ascii characters (with the high bit set) are printed as M-
 Control characters print like ^X for control-x; the delete character
 (octal 0177) prints as ^?.
 Non-ascii characters (with the high bit set) are printed as M-

-(for meta) followed by the character of the low 7 bits.
-A
+(for meta) followed by the character of the low 7 bits.  A

 .B \-e
 .B \-e

-option may be given with
+option may be given with the

 .B \-v
 .B \-v

-and causes the ends of lines to be followed by the character `$';
-the
+option, which displays a `$' character at the end of each line.
+Specifying the 

 .B \-t
 .B \-t

-option with
+option with the

 .B \-v
 .B \-v

-causes tabs to be printed as ^I.
+option displays tab characters as ^I.

 .PP
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 cp(1), ex(1), more(1), pr(1), tail(1)
 .PP
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 cp(1), ex(1), more(1), pr(1), tail(1)