desync(1) desync(1) NAME desync-cat - Stream a blob to stdout or a file-like object SYNOPSIS desync cat [] [flags] DESCRIPTION Stream a blob to stdout or a file-like object, optionally seeking and limiting the read length. Unlike extract, this supports output to FIFOs, named pipes, and other non-seekable destinations. This is inherently slower than extract as while multiple chunks can be retrieved concurrently, writing to stdout cannot be parallelized. Use '-' to read the index from STDIN. OPTIONS --ca-cert="" trust authorities in this file, instead of OS trust store -c, --cache="" store to be used as cache -r, --cache-repair[=true] replace invalid chunks in the cache from source --client-cert="" path to client certificate for TLS authentication --client-key="" path to client key for TLS authentication -n, --concurrency=10 number of concurrent goroutines -e, --error-retry=3 number of times to retry in case of network error -b, --error-retry-base-interval=500ms initial retry delay, increases linearly with each subsequent attempt -h, --help[=false] help for cat -l, --length=0 number of bytes to read (0 reads to the end) -o, --offset=0 offset in bytes to seek to before reading -s, --store=[] source store(s) -t, --trust-insecure[=false] trust invalid certificates OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS --config="" config file (default $HOME/.config/desync/config.json) --digest="sha512-256" digest algorithm, sha512-256 or sha256 --verbose[=false] verbose mode EXAMPLE desync cat -s http://192.168.1.1/ file.caibx | grep something desync cat -s /path/to/store -o 1048576 -l 4096 file.caibx slice.bin SEE ALSO desync(1) HISTORY 5-Sep-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra desync Sep 2026 desync(1)