Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gitpyr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!akgua!gatech!gitpyr!robert From: robert@gitpyr.UUCP (Robert Viduya) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: laser printers, 8 bit output and fflow control Message-ID: <121@gitpyr.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 07:50:40 EST Article-I.D.: gitpyr.121 Posted: Mon Feb 11 07:50:40 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 03:48:56 EST References: <8104@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: Georgia Tech, Atlanta Lines: 21 >< Posted from (Bill Johnston [csam]) johnston@lbl-csam > > > cat file >/dev/..... #(cat probably won't work on 8 bit files, you > will have to use a simpler filter) > Huh? Since when does cat not work with 8-bit files? I don't believe cat is documented to be an "only text" file processor. I don't know about other systems, but cat on a Pyramid 90x running 4.2BSD and cat on a 3B2 running System V release 2 both handle binary files. Or is there something I'm missing? robert -- Robert Viduya Georgia Institute of Technology ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!robert ...!{rlgvax,sb1,uf-cgrl,unmvax,ut-sally}!gatech!gitpyr!robert