cat − concatenate files and print on the standard output
cat [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Concatenate
FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.
−A, −−show−all
equivalent to −vET
−b, −−number−nonblank
number nonempty output lines, overrides −n
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−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
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−t |
equivalent to −vT |
−T, −−show−tabs
display TAB characters as ^I
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−u |
(ignored) |
−v, −−show−nonprinting
use ^ and M− notation, except for LFD and TAB
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−−help |
display this help and exit |
−−version
output version information and exit
With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.
cat f − g
Output f’s contents, then standard input, then g’s contents.
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cat |
Copy standard input to standard output. |
GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report cat translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.
Copyright
© 2013 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.
tac(1)
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 coreutils 'cat invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.