CAT(C)                   XENIX System V                    CAT(C)



     Name
          cat - Concatenates and displays files.

     Syntax
          cat [ -u ] [ -s ] [ -v ] [ -t ] [ -e ] file ...

     Description
          cat reads each file in sequence and writes it on the
          standard output.  If no input file is given, or if a single
          dash (-) is given, cat reads from the standard input.  The
          options are:

          -s   Suppresses warnings about nonexistent files.

          -u   Causes the output to be unbuffered.

          -v   Causes non-printing characters (with the exception of
               tabs, newlines, and form feeds) to be displayed.
               Control characters are displayed as ``^X'' (Ctrl-X);
               the DEL character (octal 0177) is printed as ``^?.''
               Non-ASCII characters (with the high bit set) are
               printed as ``M -x,'' where x is the character specified
               by the seven low order bits.

          -t   Causes a tab to be printed as ``^I.'' This option is
               ignored if the -v option is not specified.

          -e   Causes a ``$'' character to be printed at the end of
               each line (prior to the new-line).  This option is
               ignored if the -v option is not set.

          No input file may have the same name as the output file
          unless it is a special file.

     Examples
          The following example displays file on the standard output:

               cat file

          The following example concatenates file1 and file2 and
          places the result in file3:

               cat file1 file2 >file3

          The following example concatenates file1 and appends it to
          file2:

               cat file1 >> file2

     See Also
          cp(C), pr(C)




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     Warning
          Command lines such as:

               cat file 1 file2 > file1

          will cause the original data in file1 to be lost; therefore,
          you must be careful when using special shell characters.
















































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