The 'cat' command could usefully take multiple arguments.

Project:JNode Core
Component:Code
Category:bug report
Priority:minor
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:closed
Description

For example, 'cat a b c' should write the contents of files 'a', 'b' and 'c' to standard output.

This is what POSIX 'cat' does.

#1

Submitted by Stephen Crawley on Thu, 09/20/2007 - 06:15.
Status:active» closed

Here's a patch that does this, and tidies up the code a bit at the same time. This requires the fix to Syntax to work properly.

#2

Submitted by lsantha on Thu, 09/20/2007 - 18:40.

This patch appears to be broken.
When applying it I get the following message:

patching file fs/src/fs/org/jnode/fs/command/CatCommand.java
patch: **** malformed patch at line 204:

#3

Submitted by Stephen Crawley on Thu, 09/20/2007 - 19:54.

Oops ... I hand edited it to get rid of a debug println.
I'll regenerate it when I get home from work.

#4

Submitted by Stephen Crawley on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 05:54.

Here's the regenerated version.

#5

Submitted by lsantha on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 09:05.

I've commited it. Thanks.

#6

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 09:15.