Manpages - cat.1

cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

cat [/OPTION/]… [/FILE/]…

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

cat f - g

Output f's contents, then standard input, then g's contents.

cat

Copy standard input to standard output.

Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

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