cat(1)

NAME

   cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

SYNOPSIS

   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: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
   Report cat translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright    2016  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
   GPL version 3 or later <http://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: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cat>
   or available locally via: info '(coreutils) cat invocation'

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