cat
(1)concatenate files and print on the standard output
cat [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Options
12-A--show-allequivalent to -vET
-b--number-nonblanknumber nonempty output lines, overrides -n
-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
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.
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