.TH CAT 1

.SH NAME

cat \(en catenate files

.SH SYNOPSIS

cat
.RB ( -hu )
.RB ( file... )

.SH DESCRIPTION

Cat prints the contents of file arguments, one after the other.
.PP
The
.B -h
option prints the usage synopsis.

.SH BUFFERING

Output is not buffered.
.PP
The
.B -u
option that typically guarantees that output is not buffered is a no-op within this program,
and is included for compatibility with other implementations of cat(1) as well as the POSIX.1 standard.

.SH DIAGNOSTICS

Cat prints an error message and exits with the appropriate status from sysexits(3) if it encounters an error.

.SH BUGS

"Catenate" and "concatenate" mean the same thing in the English language.

.SH STANDARDS

Cat functions as described in POSIX.1-2017.

.SH COPYRIGHT

Public domain.