cat(1)

cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

As shipped in IRIX 6.5.15. Unchanged since IRIX 6.5.

     NAME
          cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

     SYNOPSIS
          cat [-benstuvAET] [--number] [--number-nonblank]
          [--squeeze-blank] [--show-nonprinting] [--show-ends]
          [--show-tabs] [--show-all] [--help] [--version] [file...]

     DESCRIPTION
          This documentation is no longer being maintained and may be
          inaccurate or incomplete.  The Texinfo documentation is now
          the authoritative source.

          This manual page documents the GNU version of cat.  cat
          writes the contents of each given file, or the standard
          input if none are given or when a file named `-' is given,
          to the standard output.

        OPTIONS
          -b, --number-nonblank
               Number all nonblank output lines, starting with 1.

          -e   Equivalent to -vE.

          -n, --number
               Number all output lines, starting with 1.

          -s, --squeeze-blank
               Replace multiple adjacent blank lines with a single
               blank line.

          -t   Equivalent to -vT.

          -u   Ignored; for Unix compatibility.

          -v, --show-nonprinting
               Display control characters except for LFD and TAB using
               `^' notation and precede characters that have the high
               bit set with `M-'.

          -A, --show-all
               Equivalent to -vET.

          -E, --show-ends
               Display a `$' after the end of each line.

          -T, --show-tabs
               Display TAB characters as `^I'.

          --help
               Print a usage message and exit with a status code
               indicating success.
          --version
               Print version information on standard output then exit.