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cat

(1)

concatenate files and print on the standard output

cat [OPTION]... [FILE]...

Options

12
-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

DESCRIPTION

Concatenate FILE(s) to standard output.

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

equivalent to -vET
number nonempty output lines, overrides -n
equivalent to -vE
display $ at end of each line
number all output lines
suppress repeated empty output lines
equivalent to -vT
display TAB characters as ^I
(ignored)
use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB
display this help and exit
output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

cat f - g
Output f's contents, then standard input, then g's contents.
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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See also