cat

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The cat(1) utility reads files sequentially, writing them to the standard output. The file operands are processed in command line order. A single dash represents the standard input, and may appear multiple times in the file list.

The word concatenate is just a verbose synonym for catenate.

To write in a file:

$ cat > test
An example file.

To append a file:

$ cat newfile >> test 

To show the content of a file:

$ cat test
An example file.

To concatenate files:

$ cat file1 file2 > newfile

Mini Editing:

$ cat file <<EOF>>
text
in
the file
EOF

Or the same with redirection:

$ cat > file
text
in
the file^D

^D means Control+D (end of line)

See also

View source code (Please report any bugs or suggestions here).

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