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cat—concatenates and displays files


cat [ –bnsuvet ] filename...


cat reads each filename in sequence and writes it on the standard output. If no input file is given, or if the argument – is encountered, cat reads from the standard input file.

Example A.9.

1   cat /etc/passwd

2   cat -n file1 file2 >> file3


EXPLANATION

  1. Displays the contents of the /etc/passwd file.

  2. Concatenates file1 and file2 and appends output to file3. The –n switch causes each line to be numbered.

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