cat — concatenate files and print on the standard output
cat [OPTION] [FILE...]
Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.
−A, −−show−allequivalent to −vET
−b, −−number−nonblanknumber nonempty output lines
−eequivalent to −vE
−E, −−show−endsdisplay $ at end of each line
−n, −−numbernumber all output lines
−s, −−squeeze−blanksuppress repeated empty output lines
−tequivalent to −vT
−T, −−show−tabsdisplay TAB characters as ^I
−u(ignored)
−v, −−show−nonprintinguse ^ and M− notation, except for LFD and TAB
−−helpdisplay this help and exit
−−versionoutput version information and exit
With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.
cat f − g
Output f's contents, then standard input, then g's contents.
cat
Copy standard input to standard output.
The full documentation for cat is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and cat programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info coreutils 'cat invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
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