1CAT(1)                           User Commands                          CAT(1)
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NAME

6       cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output
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SYNOPSIS

9       cat [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.
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14       -A, --show-all
15              equivalent to -vET
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17       -b, --number-nonblank
18              number nonempty output lines, overrides -n
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20       -e     equivalent to -vE
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22       -E, --show-ends
23              display $ at end of each line
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25       -n, --number
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28       -s, --squeeze-blank
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31       -t     equivalent to -vT
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33       -T, --show-tabs
34              display TAB characters as ^I
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36       -u     (ignored)
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38       -v, --show-nonprinting
39              use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB
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41       --help display this help and exit
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43       --version
44              output version information and exit
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46       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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EXAMPLES

49       cat f - g
50              Output f's contents, then standard input, then g's contents.
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52       cat    Copy standard input to standard output.
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54       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
55       Report cat translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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AUTHOR

58       Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.
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61       Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
62       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
63       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
64       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

67       tac(1)
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69       The full documentation for cat is maintained as a Texinfo  manual.   If
70       the info and cat programs are properly installed at your site, the com‐
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73              info coreutils 'cat invocation'
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75       should give you access to the complete manual.
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79GNU coreutils 8.22               October 2018                           CAT(1)
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