NAME
cat - concatenate and print files
SYNOPSIS
cat [-u] [-s] [ file1 [ file2 ... ]]
DESCRIPTION
cat
reads each file in sequence and writes it on the standard output.
If the command line contains no input file, or if it contains the
argument -,
cat
reads from the standard input. Input files can refer
to
/dev/tty
and
/dev/con
devices as well as satellite files.
OPTIONS
- -u
-
Do not use buffering. Normal behaviour is to buffer output in
512-byte blocks.
- -s
-
operate silently i.e. do not complain about non-existent files.
EXAMPLES
cat file
prints the file on the standard output.
cat file1 file2 > file3
concatenates the first two files and places the result on the third.
SEE ALSO