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Cat is a command to concatenate or just print files.. here is an example | Cat is a command to concatenate or just print files.. here is an example | ||
| − | cat | + | cat file | head |
| − | which would pipe the file | + | which would pipe the file "file" to the program head. |
An example improved cat would the following shell syntax: | An example improved cat would the following shell syntax: | ||
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| − | The above serves as a rudamentary cat, when it's missing in a | + | The above serves as a rudamentary cat, when it's missing in a system. |
Revision as of 04:32, 6 June 2007
Cat is a command to concatenate or just print files.. here is an example
cat file | head
which would pipe the file "file" to the program head.
An example improved cat would the following shell syntax:
#!/bin/sh while : ; do read i echo $i done
The above serves as a rudamentary cat, when it's missing in a system.
