CAT(1L)

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 error then exit.