34 lines
726 B
Groff
34 lines
726 B
Groff
.TH CAT 1
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.SH NAME
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cat \- concatenate files and write them to stdout
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBcat\fR [\fB\-u\fR]\fR [\fIfile\fR] ...\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.FL "\-u" "Unbuffered output"
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "cat file" "Display file on the terminal"
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.EX "cat file1 file2 | lp" "Concatenate 2 files and print result"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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.I Cat
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concatenates its input files and copies the result to \fIstdout\fR.
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If no input file is named, or \- is encountered as a file name, standard
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input is used.
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Output is buffered in 512 byte blocks unless the
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.B \-u
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flag is given.
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If you just want to copy a file, \fIcp\fR should be used since it is faster.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR cp (1).
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