CAT is an optional Starlink software item. Before proceeding you should check with your local site manager whether it is installed at your site, and if not attempt to persuade him to install it.
Version 8.1 of CAT comprises a subroutine library and two INCLUDE files. In addition, the CAT-EXAMPLES package provides five simple applications which are either examples of how to write CAT applications or simple utilities to examine catalogues (cf the hdstrace utility for examining HDS files). To write programs which use CAT you should have access to the library, the INCLUDE files and the CAT-EXAMPLES package. Some of the CAT-EXAMPLES applications serve as examples in Part II of this manual.
You do not need any special quotas or privileges to use CAT.
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