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   Chuck Dubois wrote:   
   > On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:08:54 -0500, CBFalconer wrote:   
   >    
   >>>>   cat f1 f2 .... > bigfile   
   >>>   
   >>> It blows up on wmv files.   
   >>   
   >> No reason for that, unless the output file is too big for your   
   >> system.  What error does cat give you?   
   >    
   > It throws garbage characters on the screen, beeps the system   
   > speaker and the display starts scrolling.   
      
   Sounds like you omitted the "> bigfile" in the command above.   
      
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