CAT

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Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: September 2021
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NAME

cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

SYNOPSIS

cat [,OPTION/]... [,FILE/]...

DESCRIPTION

Concatenate FILE(s) to standard output.

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

-A, --show-all: equivalent to -vET
-b, --number-nonblank: number nonempty output lines, overrides -n
-e: equivalent to -vE
-E, --show-ends: display $ at end of each line
-n, --number: number all output lines
-s, --squeeze-blank: suppress repeated empty output lines
-t: equivalent to -vT
-T, --show-tabs: display TAB characters as ^I
-u: (ignored)
-v, --show-nonprinting: use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB
--help: display this help and exit
--version: output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

cat f - g: Output f's contents, then standard input, then g's contents.
cat: Copy standard input to standard output.

AUTHOR

Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

REPORTING BUGS

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.