---
name: "fcatcmd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fsp"
version: "2.81.b24-3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fcatcmd"
---

# fcatcmd(1)

copy files in the FSP database to stdout

## NAME

fcatcmd, fcat - copy files in the FSP database to stdout

## SYNOPSIS

**fcatcmd** \[-r\] *filename* ...

**fcat** \[-r\] *filename* ...

## DESCRIPTION

For each file named in the argument list, **fcatcmd** reads the file and writes the content of the file to its **stdout.**

**fcatcmd** will perform **csh** file name globbing based on file and directory information obtained from the FSP database.

Since user's command shells generally cannot do the proper globbing for this program, it is recommended that user defines a shell alias or function to turn off command shell globbing before running this program. **csh** example:

```
alias fcat \(set noglob\; exec fcatcmd \!\*\)
```

## ARGUMENTS

**-r** -- forces **fcatcmd** to recursively show all files in given directories.

## ENVIRONMENT

See [fsp\_env(7)](/fsp_env/7.md) for list of used environment variables.

## SEE ALSO

[fcatcmd(1)](/fcatcmd/1.md), [fcdcmd(1)](/fcdcmd/1.md), [fgetcmd(1)](/fgetcmd/1.md), [fgrabcmd(1)](/fgrabcmd/1.md), [flscmd(1)](/flscmd/1.md), [fmkdir(1)](/fmkdir/1.md), [fprocmd(1)](/fprocmd/1.md), [fput(1)](/fput/1.md), [frmcmd(1)](/frmcmd/1.md), [frmdircmd(1)](/frmdircmd/1.md), [fver(1)](/fver/1.md), [fducmd(1)](/fducmd/1.md), [fhostcmd(1)](/fhostcmd/1.md), [fspd(1)](/fspd/1.md), [fsp\_prof(5)](/fsp_prof/5.md), [ffindcmd(1)](/ffindcmd/1.md), [fsp\_env(7)](/fsp_env/7.md)