2014-05-10 13:23:41 +01:00
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# cat
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> Print and concatenate files.
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2024-02-19 14:13:42 +00:00
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> More information: <https://manned.org/cat.1posix>.
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2014-05-10 13:23:41 +01:00
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2023-08-09 06:29:02 +01:00
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- Print the contents of a file to `stdout`:
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2014-05-10 13:23:41 +01:00
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2022-10-01 11:11:48 +01:00
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`cat {{path/to/file}}`
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2014-05-10 13:23:41 +01:00
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2022-10-01 11:11:48 +01:00
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- Concatenate several files into an output file:
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2014-05-10 13:23:41 +01:00
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2022-12-21 03:18:13 +00:00
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`cat {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/output_file}}`
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2015-12-30 02:45:42 +00:00
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2022-12-21 03:18:13 +00:00
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- Append several files to an output file:
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2015-12-30 02:45:42 +00:00
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2022-12-21 03:18:13 +00:00
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`cat {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} >> {{path/to/output_file}}`
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2016-01-18 14:23:18 +00:00
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2022-12-21 03:18:13 +00:00
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- Copy the contents of a file into an output file without buffering:
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2016-01-18 14:23:18 +00:00
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2022-12-21 03:18:13 +00:00
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`cat -u {{/dev/tty12}} > {{/dev/tty13}}`
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2019-07-03 03:52:13 +01:00
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2022-12-21 03:18:13 +00:00
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- Write `stdin` to a file:
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2019-07-03 03:52:13 +01:00
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2022-12-21 03:18:13 +00:00
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`cat - > {{path/to/file}}`
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