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RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/compress/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.78
retrieving revision 1.79
diff -u -r1.78 -r1.79
--- src/usr.bin/compress/main.c	2011/09/22 10:41:04	1.78
+++ src/usr.bin/compress/main.c	2012/09/30 14:50:38	1.79
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: main.c,v 1.78 2011/09/22 10:41:04 deraadt Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: main.c,v 1.79 2012/09/30 14:50:38 millert Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
 		error = FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	if (!force && info.total_out >= info.total_in) {
+	if (!force && !cat && info.total_out >= info.total_in) {
 		if (verbose > 0)
 			fprintf(stderr, "file would grow; left unmodified\n");
 		(void) unlink(out);