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11/3/71CAT (I)

NAME cat -- concatenate and print
SYNOPSIS cat file1 ...
DESCRIPTION cat reads each file in sequence and writes it on thestandard output stream. Thus:


cat file is about the easiest way to print a file. Also:


cat filel file2 >file3 is about the easiest way to concatenate files.


If no input file is given cat reads from the standard inputfile.


FILES
SEE_ALSO pr, cp
DIAGNOSTICS none; if a file cannot be found it is ignored.
BUGS
OWNER ken, dmr