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1.1       root        1: .th CAT I 1/15/73
                      2: .sh NAME
                      3: cat \*- concatenate and print
                      4: .sh SYNOPSIS
                      5: .bd cat
                      6: file ...
                      7: .sh DESCRIPTION
                      8: .it Cat
                      9: reads each file in sequence
                     10: and writes it on the standard output.
                     11: Thus:
                     12: .s3
                     13: .bd "   cat file"
                     14: .s3
                     15: is about the easiest way to print a file.
                     16: Also:
                     17: .s3
                     18: .bd "   cat file1 file2 >file3"
                     19: .s3
                     20: is about the easiest way to concatenate
                     21: files.
                     22: .s3
                     23: If no input file is given
                     24: .it cat
                     25: reads from the standard
                     26: input file.
                     27: .s3
                     28: If the argument \fB\*-\fR is encountered,
                     29: .it cat
                     30: reads from
                     31: the standard input file.
                     32: .s3
                     33: .sh "SEE ALSO"
                     34: pr(I), cp(I)
                     35: .sh DIAGNOSTICS
                     36: none;
                     37: if a file cannot be found it is ignored.
                     38: .sh BUGS
                     39: .bd "cat x y >x"
                     40: and
                     41: .bd "cat x y >y"
                     42: cause strange results.

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