CAT(1)                                                     CAT(1)

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 documentation is no longer being maintained  and  may
       be inaccurate or incomplete.  The Texinfo documentation is
       now the authoritative source.

       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 status code
              indicating success.

       --version
              Print version information on standard  output  then

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              exit.

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