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An Overview of the Basic Cat Commands in Linux

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Aug 19, 2021

‘Cat’ is one of the most commonly used commands in Linux operating systems (short for “concatenate”). This is a standard Unix application that concatenates and displays files. It is also possible to grow files quickly using cat commands. Using the cat command, you can read and write data from standard input and output devices. Learn more here.

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