cat(1)
NAME
cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output
SYNOPSIS
cat
[-benstuvAET] [--number] [--number-nonblank] [--squeeze-blank]
[--show-nonprinting] [--show-ends] [--show-tabs] [--show-all]
[--help] [--version]
[file...]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page
documents the GNU version of
cat .
cat
writes the contents of each given file, or the standard input if
none are given or when a file named `-' is given, to the standard
output.
OPTIONS
- -b, --number-nonblank
-
Number all nonblank output lines, starting with 1.
- -e
-
Equivalent to
-vE .
- -n, --number
-
Number all output lines, starting with 1.
- -s, --squeeze-blank
-
Replace multiple adjacent blank lines with a single blank line.
- -t
-
Equivalent to
-vT .
- -u
-
Ignored; for Unix compatibility.
- -v, --show-nonprinting
-
Display control characters except for LFD and TAB using `^' notation
and precede characters that have the high bit set with `M-'.
- -A, --show-all
-
Equivalent to
-vET .
- -E, --show-ends
-
Display a `$' after the end of each line.
- -T, --show-tabs
-
Display TAB characters as `^I'.
- --help
-
Print a usage message and exit with a status code indicating success.
- --version
-
Print version information on standard output then exit.