CAT(1)

NAME
cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

SYNOPSIS
cat [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.

-A, --show-all
    equivalent to -vET

-b, --number-nonblank
    number nonempty output lines, overrides -n

-e  equivalent to -vE

-E, --show-ends
    display $ at end of each line

-n, --number
    number all output lines

-s, --squeeze-blank
    suppress repeated empty output lines

-t  equivalent to -vT

-T, --show-tabs
    display TAB characters as ^I

-u  (ignored)

-v, --show-nonprinting
    use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB

--help
    display this help and exit

--version
    output version information and exit

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

EXAMPLES

cat f - g
    Output f's contents, then standard input, then g's contents.

cat Copy standard input to standard output.

AUTHOR
Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

REPORTING BUGS
Report cat bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report cat translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
tac(1)

The full documentation for cat is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and cat programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info coreutils 'cat invocation'

should give you access to the complete manual.