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13 Basic Cat Command Examples in Linux

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Aug 16, 2021

cat (short for “concatenate“) is one of the most frequently used commands in Linux/Unix-like operating systems. The cat command allows us to create single or multiple files, view content of a file, concatenate files, and redirect output in terminal or files.

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