Olaf Corten's OCUS help page for cat_tab

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See also entry in DESCRIPTION file

Usage: cat_tab [options] files
 
	cat_tab is a script which will format a Pro/ENGINEER Family Table file
	to readable output.
 
	options:	-h =>	this help screen 
			-c X =>	set parameter column width to X
			-p X => set parameters per line to X
			-i X => set instance name column length to X
			-d X => set delimiting character to X
			-u X => set underlining character to X
			-n =>	do not create neat columns. This results in
				faster output.
			-w =>	WEB-output (HTML Table) 
			-t =>	text version

	NOTE:	As from Release 16 you can save a Family Table from Pro/TABLE in a
		format suitable for printing. Use Save-As in the File menu, give a
		filename and select printer. Print the file from the command line.
		Drawback: It cannot handle large tables.
	BUGS:	Parameters with characters like '?' and '.' may cause some errors.
	FUTURE FIXES: Speed up column printing with awk print command like: %-30s

Author: Olaf Corten, the Netherlands
E-Mail: olafc@molding.fico.nl or ocorten@knoware.nl

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# 991217 Added BR parameter.
# 990428 Added -t option.
# 990106 Added -w option.
# 970102 Added -n option to enable a faster (less formatted) output.
# 960329 Added check for "subscript out of range" error. Partly fixed
#	 printing of tables with parameters with a '?'. Fixed column
#	 layout for too long names and values.
# 960226 Fixed 'too many words' bug for Tables with many parameters.
#	 Removed split into several files (no longer necessary).
# 960126 Fixed removal of temporary directories.
# 951215 Changed /usr/bin/split to /bin/split
# 950531 Fixed minor bug.
# 950515 Changed echo "..\c" to echo -n ".." for SUN compatibility.
# 950509 Fixed $SPLIT_FILE bug. Fixed bug for parameternames in
#	 brackets [].
# 950508 Changed "ls -1" to "ls -l | awk '{print $NF}'"
# 950504 Generic values are printed as a *. Added underlining and
#	 delimiting.
# 950415 Added check for too long parameters. Added options.
# 950405 first version
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