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The 'cat' command is typically used for this purpose, although there are numerous varieties of this command that may do similar things.
The 'type' command does approximately (but not exactly) the same thing as the 'cat' command.
cat /proc/version The above answer will only work on certain systems. For most Unix systems, use the 'uname' command to get the Unix version. AIX uses the oslevel command.
'cat' is short for concatenation; it is a Unix utility program to print the contents of 1 or more files on the standard output. It is similar to the 'type' command in Windows.
If the program is in source code and stored in a file, use the 'cat' command to list out its contents.
well i think that is a stupid question but i think it means, cat hahaha!
The 'merge' command is not standard in Unix, so not every system has it. The 'cat' command is standard in every Unix system. The 'cat' command merely echoes the contents of a file. It can be used to put together several files (concatenate). The 'merge' command (at least on Linux) merges changes from an original file to a modified (patched) file. It is considered a 3-way merge utility. Check the 'man' command for both and you will see the differences in the two commands.
first, make a file. in the file you type in the command's name. an example would be the command date. name the file what you want to call that command. when you use the command, type in cat filename and the computer will do the command.
The easiest way would be: cat file1 > file2
It is one of builtin Bash commands. It is used to describe the command and how it would be interpreted if used.Examples:Shell: type -p rubyReturn: /usr/bin/rubyShell: type -a rubyReturn: ruby is /usr/bin/rubyShell: type -t rubyReturn: fileShell: type -a echoReturn:echo is a shell builtinecho is /bin/echo
There are several ways to read a text file. You can use one of several text editors, including vi, vim, emacs, joe, and nano. You can also parse it through the cat command like this: cat nameoffile.txt | less
cat file name