---
name: "ospcat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "opensp"
version: "1.5.2-11"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ospcat"
---

# ospcat(1)

SGML print catalog

## NAME

ospcat - SGML print catalog

## SYNOPSIS

**ospcat** \[**-b** *name*\] \[**--bctf=***name*\] \[**-C**\] \[**--catalogs**\] \[**-c** *sysid*\] \[**--catalog=***sysid*\] \[**-f**\] \[**--error-file=***file*\] \[**-D** *directory*\] \[**--directory=***directory*\] \[**-R**\] \[**--restricted**\] \[**-v**\] \[**-h**\] \[**--help**\] \[**-P** *literal*\] \[**--public-id=***literal*\] \[**-S** *literal*\] \[**--system\_id=***literal*\] \[**-p** *name*\] \[**--parameter-entity=***name*\] \[**-d** *name*\] \[**--doctype=***name*\] \[**-l** *name*\] \[**--linktype=***name*\] \[**-e** *name*\] \[**--entity=***name*\] \[**-n** *name*\] \[**--notation=***name*\] \[**-s** *name*\] \[**--declaration=***name*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ospcat** prints effective system identifiers found in the catalogs on the standard output. It doesn't check that the system identifiers correspond to actual files. The return value is 0 if the last system identifier was successfully created and 1 otherwise.

## OPTIONS

The following options are available:

- **-b** *name*, **--bctf=***name*

  Use bctf *name* for output.

- **-f** *file*, **--error-file=***file*

  Append error messages to file *file*.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Display the program version.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show this help text.

- **-c** *sysid*, **--catalog=***sysid*

  Use catalog *sysid*.

- **-C**, **--catalogs**

  Arguments are catalogs, use DOCUMENT entry.

- **-D** *directory*, **--directory=***directory*

  Search files in directory *directory*.

- **-R**, **--restricted**

  Restrict file reading (for use in Web apps).

- **-P** *literal*, **--public-id=***literal*

  Print the effective system id for the public id *literal*.

- **-S** *literal*, **--system-id=***literal*

  Print the effective system id for system id *literal*.

- **-p** *name*, **--parameter-entity=***name*

  Print the effective system id for parameter entity *name*.

- **-d** *name*, **--doctype=***name*

  Print the effective system id for the doctype *name*.

- **-l** *name*, **--linktype=***name*

  Print the effective system id for the linktype *name*.

- **-e** *name*, **--entity=***name*

  Print the effective system id for entity *name*.

- **-n** *name*, **--notation=***name*

  Print the effective system id for notation *name*.

- **-s** *name*, **--declaration=***name*

  Print the effective system id for the SGML declaration for doctype *name*.

## SEE ALSO

**[onsgmls(1)](/onsgmls/1.md)**, **[ospam(1)](/ospam/1.md)**, **onsgmlnorm(1)**, **[ospent(1)](/ospent/1.md)**

## AUTHOR

**Ian Castle** \<ian.castle@openjade.org\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT