cat

 

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 CAT(1)                         FSF                         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 out­
        put.
 
        -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.
 
AUTHOR
        Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.
 
 REPORTING BUGS
        Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright © 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi­
        tions.  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 command
 
               info cat
 
        should give you access to the complete manual.
 
 
 
 cat (textutils) 2.0.14      March 2001                     CAT(1)

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