********************************************************************** * CAT * ********************************************************************** * COPYRIGHT 1983 EUGENE H. MALLORY * ********************************************************************** PROGRAM: CAT - Concatenate named files together to produce the output. USAGE: CAT [fid] FUNCTION: This accepts a list of file names either on the command line or from the standard input. File names in the command line may use afn's. File names in the standard input may not be wildcarded. The files are read in the order mentioned, command line first, then the input, if any. As they are read, they are sent to the standard output. Unless piping is used or the standard input is assigned to a file (i.e. FALL CAT ALLLINES Command Line ___________________________________ | | | | AMBIGUOUS FILE NAME LIST | ______________V______________ Standard Input | | Standard Output FILE NAME LIST | | CONCATENATED TEXT ------------------->| CAT |-----------------------> | | | | |___________________________|