NAME

see − see what a file has in it

SYNOPSIS

see [ − ] [ name ... ]

DESCRIPTION

See prints a file which contains non-printing characters in a readable format.  Control characters print like ^I for tab.  Delete prints as ^?.  Ends of lines are marked with ‘$’ unless the ‘−’ option is given

EXAMPLE

see  myfile

displays the file myfile in a form like this:

See prints non-printing characters in a readable format.$
Control characters print like ^I for tab.$
Delete prints as ^?.$
Ends of lines are marked with ‘$’ unless the ‘-’ option is given$

where the text in the above example is a fragment of this manual page run through the see command. 

SEE ALSO

cat(1), ex(1)

AUTHOR

Bill Joy

7th Edition  —  2/24/79