CAT(1)			 HP-UX 5.0			CAT(1)

     NAME
	  cat - concatenate, copy, and print files

     SYNOPSIS
	  cat [ -u ] [ -s ] [ -v [-t] [-e] ] file ...

     HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
	  Level:    HP-UX/NUCLEUS

	  Origin:   System V

	  Native Language Support:
		    8-bit file names, 8-bit and 16-bit data,  customs,
		    messages

     DESCRIPTION
	  Cat reads each  file	in  sequence  and  writes  it  on  the
	  standard output.  Thus:

	       cat file

	  prints the file, and:

	       cat file1 file2 >file3

	  concatenates the first two files and places  the  result  on
	  the third.

	  If no	 input	file  is  given,  or  if  the  argument	 -  is
	  encountered,	 cat  reads  from  the	standard  input	 file,
	  enabling you to combine standard input with other files.

	  The options are:

	       -u   causes  output  to	be  unbuffered	(character-by-
		    character); normally, output is buffered.

	       -s   makes  cat	silent	 about	 non-existent	files,
		    identical  input  and  output,  and	 write errors.
		    Normally, no input file may be  the	 same  as  the
		    output  file  unless  it  is a special file.  (The
		    4.2BSD cat -s feature is provided by ssp(1).)

	       -v   causes non-printing characters (with the exception
		    of	tabs,  new-lines and form-feeds) to be printed
		    visibly.   Control	characters  are	  printed   ^X
		    (control-X);  the  DEL  character  (octal 0177) is
		    printed ^?.	 Non-ASCII characters (with  the  high
		    bit	 set)  are  printed  as	 M-x,  where  x is the
		    character specified by the seven low order bits.

	       -t   when used with the -v option, -t causes tabs to be
		    printed as ^I's.

	       -e   when used with the -v option, causes a $ character
		    to	be printed at the end of each line (before the
		    new-line).

	  The -t and -e options are ignored if the -v  option  is  not
	  specified.

     SEE ALSO
	  cp(1), pg(1), pr(1), rmnl(1), ssp(1).

     WARNING
	  Command formats such as

	       cat file1 file2 >file1

	  overwrite the data in file1 before the concatenation begins.
	  Therefore, take care when using shell special characters.