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2 .TH CAT "1" "August 1999" "GNU textutils 2.0" FSF
4 cat \- concatenate files and print on the standard output
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIFILE\fR]...
10 .\" Add any additional description here
12 Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.
14 \fB\-A\fR, \fB\-\-show\-all\fR
15 equivalent to \fB\-vET\fR
17 \fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-number\-nonblank\fR
18 number nonblank output lines
21 equivalent to \fB\-vE\fR
23 \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-show\-ends\fR
24 display $ at end of each line
26 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-number\fR
27 number all output lines
29 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-squeeze\-blank\fR
30 never more than one single blank line
33 equivalent to \fB\-vT\fR
35 \fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-show\-tabs\fR
36 display TAB characters as ^I
41 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-show\-nonprinting\fR
42 use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB
45 display this help and exit
48 output version information and exit
50 With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
52 Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
54 The full documentation for
56 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
60 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
64 should give you access to the complete manual.
66 Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
68 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
69 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.