cat - Unix, Linux Command

NAME

cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

SYNOPSIS

cat [OPTION] [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.

Tag	Description
-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
-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.

EXAMPLES

Tag	Description
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

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.