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cat

Print and concatenate files. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cat.
  • Print the contents of a file to stdout:
    cat {{path/to/file}}
  • Concatenate several files into an output file:
    cat {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/output_file}}
  • Append several files to an output file:
    cat {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} >> {{path/to/output_file}}
  • Copy the contents of a file into an output file without buffering:
    cat -u {{/dev/tty12}} > {{/dev/tty13}}
  • Write stdin to a file:
    cat - > {{path/to/file}}

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