.ds Vn 1.12
.TH vcatobj 1Vi "24 April 1993" "Vista Version \*(Vn"
.SH NAME
vcatobj \- concatenate Vista data files
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBvcatobj\fR [\fB-\fIoption\fR ...] [\fIinfile\fR ...] [\fB> \fIoutfile\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBvcatobj\fP copies the contents of one or more input files to an output file.
All objects found in all input files (such as images, edge lists, and
comments) are copied, in order, to the single output file.
.SH "COMMAND LINE OPTIONS"
\fBvcatobj\fP accepts the following options:
.IP \fB-help\fP 15n
Prints a message describing options.
.IP "\fB-in\fP \fIinfile\fP ..."
Specifies one or Vista data files to be input.
.IP "\fB-out\fP \fIoutfile\fP"
Specifies where to write the output as a Vista data file.
.PP
Input files can be specified on the command line or allowed to default to
the standard input stream. The output file can be specified by the
\fB-out\fP option or allowed to default to the standard output stream.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR vcatbands (1Vi),
.BR Vista (7Vi)
.SH NOTES
All input files are read before the output file is written. The program vcatobj was originally be known as vcat, created
by Art Pope.
.SH AUTHOR
Art Pope <pope@cs.ubc.ca>