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cat

Display file contents.

Usage​

cat <file> ...

Description​

  • Supports displaying multiple files at once
  • Reads and outputs to console in 64KB blocks
  • Non-printable characters (except \r, \n, \t, \f) are displayed as .
  • Reports errors for directories or inaccessible files

Examples​

# View a single file
cat /kobj/class/memory/meminfo

# View multiple files
cat file1.txt file2.txt