10.0;catf (catenate_file), revision 1.0, 88/01/21 catf (catenate_file) -- Read file(s) and write to standard output. usage: catf [pathname ...] DESCRIPTION catf reads input files in order and writes them to standard output. ARGUMENTS pathname (optional) Specify file(s) to write to standard output. If you give multiple pathnames, they are read and written in the order that they appear on the command line. Default if omitted: read standard input EXAMPLES $ catf garbage Writes the file garbage on standard output. $ catf garbage - trash >collector Concatenates the file garbage, the lines read from standard input, and the file trash, and writes the result in the file collector. $ catf collector >>junk Appends the contents of collector to the file junk.