.TH CAT 1.SH NAMEcat \- concatenate files.SH SYNOPSIS.B cat[.B -][.I file ...].SH DESCRIPTION.I Catreads each.I filein turn and writes it on the standard output.Thus.IP.EXcat file.EE.PPprints the file to standard output, and the following.IP.EXcat file1 file2 >file3.EE.PPconcatenates two files onto a third..PPIf no.I fileis given, or where.B \-is given as an argument,.I catreads from the standard input.Output is buffered in blocks matching the input..SH SOURCE.B /appl/cmd/cat.b.SH "SEE ALSO".IR cp (1),.IR stream (1).SH BUGSBeware of.B "cat a b >a"and.B "cat a b >b"which destroy input files before reading them.
.TH CAT 1
.SH NAME
cat \- concatenate files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B cat
[
.B -
]
[
.I file ...
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Cat
reads each
.I file
in turn and writes it on the standard output.
Thus
.IP
.EX
cat file
.EE
.PP
prints the file to standard output, and the following
.IP
.EX
cat file1 file2 >file3
.EE
.PP
concatenates two files onto a third.
.PP
If no
.I file
is given, or where
.B \-
is given as an argument,
.I cat
reads from the standard input.
Output is buffered in blocks matching the input.
.SH SOURCE
.B /appl/cmd/cat.b
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR cp (1),
.IR stream (1)
.SH BUGS
Beware of
.B "cat a b >a"
and
.B "cat a b >b"
which destroy input files before reading them.