1CAT(1)                      General Commands Manual                     CAT(1)
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NAME

6       cat - catenate and print
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SYNOPSIS

9       cat [ -u ] file ...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Cat  reads  each file in sequence and writes it on the standard output.
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21       concatenates the first two files and places the result on the third.
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23       If no file is given, or if the argument `-' is encountered,  cat  reads
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SEE ALSO

28       pr(1), cp(1)
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BUGS

31       Beware of `cat a b >a' and `cat a b  >b',  which  destroy  input  files
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