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Section: FSF (1)Updated: July 2001
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NAME
cat - concatenate files and print on the standard outputSYNOPSIS
cat [OPTION] [FILE]...DESCRIPTION
Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.
- -A, --show-all
- equivalent to -vET
- -b, --number-nonblank
- number nonblank output lines
- -e
- equivalent to -vE
- -E, --show-ends
- display $ at end of each line
- -n, --number
- number all output lines
- -r, --reversible
- use \ to make the output reversible, implies -v
- -s, --squeeze-blank
- never more than one single blank line
- -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
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
AUTHOR
Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
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 cat
should give you access to the complete manual.
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