---
name: "uu-cat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uutils-coreutils"
version: "0.12.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uu-cat"
---

# uu-cat(1)

Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

## NAME

cat - Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

## SYNOPSIS

**cat** \[OPTION\]... \[FILE\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

## OPTIONS

- **-A**, **--show-all**

  equivalent to -vET

- **-b**, **--number-nonblank**

  number nonempty output lines, overrides -n

- **-e**

  equivalent to -vE

- **-E**, **--show-ends**

  display $ at end of each line

- **-n**, **--number**

  number all output lines

- **-s**, **--squeeze-blank**

  suppress repeated empty output lines

- **-t**

  equivalent to -vT

- **-T**, **--show-tabs**

  display TAB characters at ^I

- **-v**, **--show-nonprinting**

  use ^ and M- notation, except for LF (\\n) and TAB (\\t)

- **-u**

  (ignored)

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

## VERSION

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0