.TH WFDBCAT 1 "1 August 2002" "WFDB 10.2.7" "WFDB Applications Guide"
.SH NAME
wfdbcat \- copy WFDB files to standard output
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBwfdbcat\fR \fIfile \fR [ \fIfile\fR ... ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This program locates files anywhere in the WFDB path and copies them to the
standard output.  If linked with a version of the WFDB library that has been
compiled with \fBNETFILES\fR support, \fBwfdbcat\fR can be particularly useful
for retrieving files from remote web (HTTP) and FTP servers.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.PP
It may be necessary to set and export the shell variable \fBWFDB\fR (see
\fBsetwfdb\fR(1)).
.SH SEE ALSO
setwfdb(1)
.SH AUTHOR
George B. Moody (george@mit.edu)
.SH SOURCE
http://www.physionet.org/physiotools/wfdb/app/wfdbcat.c