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
GNU coreutils
online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright
© 2023 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.
SEE ALSO
Full
documentation
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cat>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) cat
invocation'