CDCAT(1,C)                  AIX Commands Reference                   CDCAT(1,C)



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cdcat



PURPOSE

Concatenates CD-ROM files.

SYNTAX


cdcat --- cdfile ---|
       ^          |
       +----------+


Note:  This command is for the PS/2 only.

DESCRIPTION

The cdcat command is a CD-ROM command that reads each CD-ROM file in sequence
and writes it to standard output.  This command is most useful as the first
element in a pipeline, so that data from a CD-ROM can be accessed without first
using the cdcp command to copy the file(s) to disk.

Letters in file names on a CD-ROM are restricted to uppercase.  However, cdcat
performs an internal case translation so that mixed-case arguments match CD-ROM
file names.

CD-ROM file names are written as an absolute path beginning with an alias for a
device name, normally /cd0.  If a file name is written in relative form (that
is, without a leading slash), the /cd0 prefix is assumed.

FILES

/dev/rcd0
/dev/rcdrom0

RELATED INFORMATION

See the following commands:  "cdcp" and "cdls."













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