CAT(1)                                                     CAT(1)



     NAME
          cat - concatenate and print files

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

     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 input file is given, or if the argument - is
          encountered, cat reads from the standard input file.

          The following options apply to cat.

          -u   The output is not buffered.  (The default is buffered
               output.)

          -s   cat is silent about non-existent files.

          -v   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 M-x,
               where x is the character specified by the seven low
               order bits.

          When used with the -v option, the following options may be
          used.

          -t   Causes tabs to be printed as ^I's.

          -e   Causes a $ character to be printed at the end of each
               line (prior to the new-line).

          The -t and -e options are ignored if the -v option is not
          specified.

     WARNING
          Command formats such as
               cat file1 file2 >file1
          will cause the original data in file1 to be lost; therefore,



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     CAT(1)                                                     CAT(1)



          take care when using shell special characters.

     SEE ALSO
          cp(1), pg(1), pr(1).

     ORIGIN
          AT&T V.3
















































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