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cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

Author

       Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

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.

Name

       cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

Reporting Bugs

       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

See Also

tac(1)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cat>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) cat invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.5                                  April 2025                                             CAT(1)

Synopsis

cat [OPTION]... [FILE]...

See Also