cat (1)
NAME
cat - concatenate files and print on the standard outputSYNOPSIS
cat [,OPTION/]... [,FILE/]...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.
AUTHOR
Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <www.gnu.org/software/coreutils>Report cat translation bugs to <translationproject.org/team>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
tac(1)
Full documentation at: <www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cat>
or available locally via: info aq(coreutils) cat invocationaq