


      CCCCAAAATTTT((((1111))))                      ((((UUUUNNNNIIIIXXXX 5555....2222))))                     CCCCAAAATTTT((((1111))))



      NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
           cat - concatenate and print files

      SSSSYYYYNNNNTTTTAAAAXXXX
           ccccaaaatttt [ ----uuuu ] [ ----ssss ] [ ----vvvv [----tttt] [----eeee] ] file ...

      DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
           _C_a_t reads each _f_i_l_e 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 input file is given, or if the argument ---- is
           encountered, _c_a_t reads from the standard input file.  Output
           is buffered unless the ----uuuu option is specified.  The ----ssss
           option makes _c_a_t silent about non-existent files.

           The ----vvvv option causes non-printing characters (with the
           exception of tabs, new-lines and form-feeds) to be printed
           visibly.  Control characters are printed ^^^^_X (control-_x); the
           DEL character (octal 0177) is printed ^^^^????.  Non-ASCII
           characters (with the high bit set) are printed as MMMM----_x, where
           _x is the character specified by the seven low order bits.

           When used with the ----vvvv option, ----tttt causes tabs to be printed
           as ^^^^IIII's, and ----eeee causes a $$$$ character to be printed at the
           end of each line (prior to the new-line).  The ----tttt and ----eeee
           options are ignored if the ----vvvv option is not specified.

      WWWWAAAARRRRNNNNIIIINNNNGGGG
           Do not ccccaaaatttt a file to itself, such as
                cat file1 file2 >file1
           because the contents of ffffiiiilllleeee1111 will be lost.  (The
           destination file would be opened and cleared before the two
           source files are ccccaaaatttt'ed, thus ruining ffffiiiilllleeee1111 before it is
           read.)

      SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
           cp(1), pg(1), pr(1).









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