


CAT(1L)							CAT(1L)


NNAAMMEE
       cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ccaatt     [-benstuvAET]	[--number]    [--number-nonblank]
       [--squeeze-blank]    [--show-nonprinting]    [--show-ends]
       [--show-tabs]  [--show-all] [--help] [--version] [file...]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       This manual page documents the GNU version  of  ccaatt.   ccaatt
       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.

   OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       _-_b_, _-_-_n_u_m_b_e_r_-_n_o_n_b_l_a_n_k
	      Number  all nonblank output lines, starting with 1.

       _-_e     Equivalent to _-_v_E.

       _-_n_, _-_-_n_u_m_b_e_r
	      Number all output lines, starting with 1.

       _-_s_, _-_-_s_q_u_e_e_z_e_-_b_l_a_n_k
	      Replace multiple adjacent blank lines with a single
	      blank line.

       _-_t     Equivalent to _-_v_T.

       _-_u     Ignored; for Unix compatibility.

       _-_v_, _-_-_s_h_o_w_-_n_o_n_p_r_i_n_t_i_n_g
	      Display  control	characters except for LFD and TAB
	      using `^' notation and precede characters that have
	      the high bit set with `M-'.

       _-_A_, _-_-_s_h_o_w_-_a_l_l
	      Equivalent to _-_v_E_T.

       _-_E_, _-_-_s_h_o_w_-_e_n_d_s
	      Display a `$' after the end of each line.

       _-_T_, _-_-_s_h_o_w_-_t_a_b_s
	      Display TAB characters as `^I'.

       _-_-_h_e_l_p Print a usage message and exit with a non-zero sta-
	      tus.

       _-_-_v_e_r_s_i_o_n
	      Print version information on  standard  error  then
	      exit.






FSF			GNU Text Utilities			1


