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diff --git a/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc b/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
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+++ b/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
@@ -3038,6 +3038,7 @@
\snippet code/doc_src_qmake-manual.pro 59
+ \target qmake-cat
\section2 cat(filename[, mode])
Returns the contents of \c filename. You can specify the following options
@@ -3404,6 +3405,10 @@
\snippet code/doc_src_qmake-manual.pro 72
+ Like \l {qmake-cat}{$$cat()}, the \a mode argument takes \c blob, \c lines,
+ \c true, and \false as value. However, the legacy word splitting rules
+ (i.e. empty or \c true, and \c false) differ subtly.
+
If you pass \c stsvar, the command's exit status will be stored in that
variable. If the command crashes, the status will be -1, otherwise a
non-negative exit code of the command's choosing. Usually, comparing