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) to standard output.
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14       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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16       -A, --show-all
17              equivalent to -vET
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19       -b, --number-nonblank
20              number nonempty output lines, overrides -n
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22       -e     equivalent to -vE
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24       -E, --show-ends
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27       -n, --number
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30       -s, --squeeze-blank
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33       -t     equivalent to -vT
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35       -T, --show-tabs
36              display TAB characters as ^I
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38       -u     (ignored)
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40       -v, --show-nonprinting
41              use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB
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43       --help display this help and exit
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45       --version
46              output version information and exit
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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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AUTHOR

55       Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.
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REPORTING BUGS

58       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
59       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
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62       Copyright  ©  2020  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
63       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
64       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
65       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

68       tac(1)
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70       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cat>
71       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) cat invocation'
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75GNU coreutils 8.32                 June 2021                            CAT(1)
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