cat(1) - phpMan

CAT(1) User Commands CAT(1)

NAME
cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

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

DESCRIPTION
Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.

-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

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

EXAMPLES
cat f - g
Output f's contents, then standard input, then g's contents.

cat Copy standard input to standard output.

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

AUTHOR
Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or
later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY,
to the extent permitted by law.