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Manual Reference Pages  - CAT (1)

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cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

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cat [OPTION] [FILE]...

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
-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.

Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

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.

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

should give you access to the complete manual.

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