---
name: "cat_nvram"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nvram-wakeup"
version: "1.1-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cat_nvram"
---

# cat\_nvram(8)

Dumps the contents of nvram to STDOUT.

## NAME

cat\_nvram - Dumps  the  contents  of  nvram  to  STDOUT.

## SYNOPSIS

**cat\_nvram** *upper\_method*

## DESCRIPTION

**cat\_nvram** is a helper program from the package  **nvram-wakeup.** It dumps the contents of nvram to stdout using direct I/O functions.

## OPTIONS

- *upper\_method*

  specifies the method which should be used to access the upper part of NVRAM.

  See [**nvram-wakeup.conf**(5)](/nvram-wakeup.conf/5.md) for a list of possible values.

## SEE ALSO

[**nvram-wakeup**(8)](/nvram-wakeup/8.md), [**nvram-wakeup.conf**(5)](/nvram-wakeup.conf/5.md)

## HOMEPAGE

http://sf.net/projects/nvram-wakeup/

## AUTHOR

Written by  Sergei Haller \<Sergei.Haller@math.uni-giessen.de\>.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs at the bug tracking system (see HOMEPAGE) or on the mailing list **nvram-wakeup-devel@lists.sourceforge.net**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2004 Sergei Haller.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA