cat: Concatenate and write files

cat copies each file (`-' means standard input), or standard input if none are given, to standard output. Synopsis:

cat [option] [file]...

The program accepts the following options. Also see section Common options.

`-A'

`--show-all'

Equivalent to `-vET'.

`-b'

`--number-nonblank'

Number all nonblank output lines, starting with 1.

`-e'

Equivalent to `-vE'.

`-E'

`--show-ends'

Display a `$' after the end of each line.

`-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'.

`-T'

`--show-tabs'

Display TAB characters as `^I'.

`-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-'.

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