4.2BSD _filbuf() question

[jr at taurus.UUCP]

the documentation for the cat command reads:

	"if the argument `-' is encountered, cat reads from the
	 standard input file"

(ok, thats not from the 4.2 manual - i hope it's the same!)

this implies to me that
	cat - a - b - c > d
should read the standard input three times allowing me to enter titles.

i'd say it's cat's fault for treating `-' as a special case rather
than opening and closing the tty like it would any other file.

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									++jim
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