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diff --git a/man-pages-posix-2003/man1p/zcat.1p b/man-pages-posix-2003/man1p/zcat.1p new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ecfb432 --- /dev/null +++ b/man-pages-posix-2003/man1p/zcat.1p @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "ZCAT" 1P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" zcat +.SH PROLOG +This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. +The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult +the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), +or the interface may not be implemented on Linux. +.SH NAME +zcat \- expand and concatenate data +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fBzcat\fP \fB[\fP\fIfile\fP\fB...\fP\fB]\fP\fB\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +The \fIzcat\fP utility shall write to standard output the uncompressed +form of files that have been compressed using the \fIcompress\fP utility. +It is the equivalent of \fIuncompress\fP \fB-c\fP. Input files are +not affected. +.SH OPTIONS +.LP +None. +.SH OPERANDS +.LP +The following operand shall be supported: +.TP 7 +\fIfile\fP +The pathname of a file previously processed by the \fIcompress\fP +utility. If +\fIfile\fP already has the \fB.Z\fP suffix specified, it is used as +submitted. Otherwise, the \fB.Z\fP suffix is appended to the +filename prior to processing. +.sp +.SH STDIN +.LP +The standard input shall be used only if no \fIfile\fP operands are +specified, or if a \fIfile\fP operand is \fB'-'\fP +\&. +.SH INPUT FILES +.LP +Input files shall be compressed files that are in the format produced +by the \fIcompress\fP utility. +.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES +.LP +The following environment variables shall affect the execution of +\fIzcat\fP: +.TP 7 +\fILANG\fP +Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that +are unset or null. (See the Base Definitions volume of +IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, Section 8.2, Internationalization Variables +for +the precedence of internationalization variables used to determine +the values of locale categories.) +.TP 7 +\fILC_ALL\fP +If set to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the +other internationalization variables. +.TP 7 +\fILC_CTYPE\fP +Determine the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes +of text data as characters (for example, single-byte as +opposed to multi-byte characters in arguments). +.TP 7 +\fILC_MESSAGES\fP +Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and +contents of diagnostic messages written to standard +error. +.TP 7 +\fINLSPATH\fP +Determine the location of message catalogs for the processing of \fILC_MESSAGES +\&.\fP +.sp +.SH ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS +.LP +Default. +.SH STDOUT +.LP +The compressed files given as input shall be written on standard output +in their uncompressed form. +.SH STDERR +.LP +The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages. +.SH OUTPUT FILES +.LP +None. +.SH EXTENDED DESCRIPTION +.LP +None. +.SH EXIT STATUS +.LP +The following exit values shall be returned: +.TP 7 +\ 0 +Successful completion. +.TP 7 +>0 +An error occurred. +.sp +.SH CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS +.LP +Default. +.LP +\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP +.SH APPLICATION USAGE +.LP +None. +.SH EXAMPLES +.LP +None. +.SH RATIONALE +.LP +None. +.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS +.LP +None. +.SH SEE ALSO +.LP +\fIcompress\fP, \fIuncompress\fP +.SH COPYRIGHT +Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form +from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology +-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base +Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of +Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the +event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and +The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard +is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at +http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . |