cat

concatenate and print files

NAME
    cat - concatenate and print files

SYNOPSIS
    cat [file | glob]

DESCRIPTION
    With a file argument, prints that file. With a glob (* or ? in the
    last component), concatenates every matching file in that directory.
    With no argument, copies standard input to standard output, so it
    works as a filter with redirection (<) and pipes (|). cat is a /bin
    program.

EXAMPLES
    cat README.TXT           print a file
    cat *.log                concatenate matching files
    cat *.log >all.txt       ... into a file (redirect)
    cat <file                print from a stdin redirect
    cat file | grep hello    as a pipe stage

SEE ALSO
    more, head, tail, grep, man

See also: more, head, tail, grep, man

The text of man cat on P8X (os/man/cat in the repository). All commands