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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 nonblank output lines
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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
26              number all output lines
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28       -s, --squeeze-blank
29              never more than one single blank line
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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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AUTHOR

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

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

61       Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
62       This  is  free  software.   You may redistribute copies of it under the
63       terms      of      the      GNU      General       Public       License
64       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.   There  is NO WARRANTY, to the
65       extent permitted by law.
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