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 non-zero status.

−−version
Print version information on standard output then exit.