CAT 02/16/78 CAT NAME cat -- concatenate and print text files SYNOPSIS cat [file1] [file2]... DESCRIPTION `cat' reads each file in sequence and writes it on the standard output. Thus cat file prints the file, and cat file1 file2 >file3 concatenates the first two files and places the result on the third. If no argument or '-' is given, `cat' reads the standard input. FILES None SEE ALSO The "Software Tools" book, p. 77. The UNIX tools cat, PR, CP DIAGNOSTICS A message is printed if a file cannot be opened; further processing is terminated. AUTHORS Dennis Hall, Debbie Scherrer and Wen-Sue Gee. BUGS Using the same file for output as well as input may cause strange results. -1-