cat [OPTION] [FILE]...
Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard out-put.
linux3[230]% ls HelloWorld.c linux3[231]% cat HelloWorld.c /* * This program prints the message "Hello World!" * on the screen. The program is taken from the classic * C reference text "The C Programming Language" by * Brian Kernighan & Dennis Ritchie. */ #include <stdio.h> int main () { printf("Hello World!\n"); return 0; } linux3[232]% |
linux3[253]% ls colors1 colors2 linux3[254]% cat colors1 red rojo green verde blue azul linux3[255]% cat colors2 white blanco black negro linux3[256]% cat colors1 colors2 red rojo green verde blue azul white blanco black negro linux3[257]% |
Prepends all lines with its line number.
linux3[264]% cat -n HelloWorld.c 1 /* 2 * This program prints the message "Hello World!" 3 * on the screen. The program is taken from the classic 4 * C reference text "The C Programming Language" by 5 * Brian Kernighan & Dennis Ritchie. 6 */ 7 8 #include <stdio.h> 9 10 int main () { 11 12 printf("Hello World!\n"); 13 14 return 0; 15 } linux3[265]% man cat |