minix/man/man1/cat.1
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.TH CAT 1
.SH NAME
cat \- concatenate files and write them to stdout
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBcat\fR [\fB\-u\fR]\fR [\fIfile\fR] ...\fR
.br
.de FL
.TP
\\fB\\$1\\fR
\\$2
..
.de EX
.TP 20
\\fB\\$1\\fR
# \\$2
..
.SH OPTIONS
.FL "\-u" "Unbuffered output"
.SH EXAMPLES
.EX "cat file" "Display file on the terminal"
.EX "cat file1 file2 | lp" "Concatenate 2 files and print result"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.I Cat
concatenates its input files and copies the result to \fIstdout\fR.
If no input file is named, or \- is encountered as a file name, standard
input is used.
Output is buffered in 512 byte blocks unless the
.B \-u
flag is given.
If you just want to copy a file, \fIcp\fR should be used since it is faster.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR cp (1).