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
stdinto a file:
cat - > {{path/to/file}}
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