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.TH CAT 1 "2026-09-01"
.SH NAME
cat \- Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output
With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBcat\fR [OPTION]... [FILE]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output
With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-A\fR, \fB\-\-show\-all\fR
equivalent to \-vET
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-number\-nonblank\fR
number nonempty output lines, overrides \-n
.TP
\fB\-e\fR
equivalent to \-vE
.TP
\fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-show\-ends\fR
display $ at end of each line
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-number\fR
number all output lines
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-squeeze\-blank\fR
suppress repeated empty output lines
.TP
\fB\-t\fR
equivalent to \-vT
.TP
\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-show\-tabs\fR
display TAB characters at ^I
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-show\-nonprinting\fR
use ^ and M\- notation, except for LF (\\n) and TAB (\\t)
.TP
\fB\-u\fR
(ignored)
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print help
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print version
.SH VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.11.0