IT for operating businesses
Using the cat Command
Print and concatenate files. More information: <https://manned.org/cat.1posix>.
- 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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