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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.














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