cat

CAT(1) User Commands CAT(1)

NAME

cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output


SYNOPSIS
cat [OPTION] [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

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


-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


-r, --reversible
use to make the output reversible, implies -v


-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.

AUTHOR

Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.


REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.



SEE ALSO

The full documentation for cat is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info and cat programs are properly installed at your site, the com-
mand


info coreutils cat


should give you access to the complete manual.






cat (coreutils) 5.2.1 July 2004 CAT(1)