Display the contents of a file (concatenate and print)
Syntax
cat [-benstuv] [-] [file ...]
Options
-b Number the non-blank output lines, starting at 1.
-n Number the output lines, starting at 1.
-s Squeeze multiple adjacent empty lines, causing the output to be
single spaced.
-u Disable output buffering.
-v Displays non-printing characters so they are visible.
Control characters print as `^X' for control-X;
The delete character (octal 0177) prints as `^?'
Non-ascii characters (with the high bit set) are printed as `M-' (for meta)
followed by the character for the low 7 bits.
-e Display non-printing characters and display a dollar sign ($) at the
end of each line.
-t Display non-printing characters and display tab characters as ^I at the
end of each line.
- Read from the standard input.
cat exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
"To be nobody but yourself - in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you like everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting" - E. E. Cummings
Related:
cp - Copy one or more files to another location
mv - Move or rename files or directories
textutil - Manipulate text files in various formats
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