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2 .TH CAT "1" "March 2007" "GNU coreutils 6.9" "User Commands"
4 cat \- concatenate files and print on the standard output
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIFILE\fR]...
9 .\" Add any additional description here
11 Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.
13 \fB\-A\fR, \fB\-\-show\-all\fR
14 equivalent to \fB\-vET\fR
16 \fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-number\-nonblank\fR
17 number nonblank output lines
20 equivalent to \fB\-vE\fR
22 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-show\-ends\fR
23 display $ at end of each line
25 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-number\fR
26 number all output lines
28 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-squeeze\-blank\fR
29 never more than one single blank line
32 equivalent to \fB\-vT\fR
34 \fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-show\-tabs\fR
35 display TAB characters as ^I
40 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-show\-nonprinting\fR
41 use ^ and M\- notation, except for LFD and TAB
44 display this help and exit
47 output version information and exit
49 With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
53 Output f's contents, then standard input, then g's contents.
56 Copy standard input to standard output.
58 Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.
60 Report bugs to <bug\-coreutils@gnu.org>.
62 Copyright \(co 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
64 This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
65 the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
66 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
68 The full documentation for
70 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
74 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
78 should give you access to the complete manual.