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.
GNU coreutils
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GNU GPL version 3 or later
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permitted by law.
tac(1)
Full
documentation
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cat>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) cat
invocation'