Questions tagged [cat]
A UNIX utility for concatenating files or input streams together. Do not use for questions about the animal.
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Why does this not work? "ls *.txt | xargs cat > all.txt" (all files into single txt document)
Why does this not work?
ls *.txt | xargs cat > all.txt
(I want to join the contents of all text files into a single 'all.txt' file.)
find with -exec should also work, but I would really like to ...
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Why does cat not use options the way I expect UNIX programs to use switches?
I have been a UNIX user for more years than I care to think about, and in that time I have been trained to expect that when contradictory switches are given to a program the last one wins. Recently I ...
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cat on Mac OS X never exits
I'm a bit of a UNIX noob, but I'm trying to run the cat command to make a simple text file and it works great, however cat is never exited after making the file. For instance, I type cat > ~/...
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accidentally concatenate a large file on a remote system
Every once in a while on a computer I'm ssh'd into, I will accidentally type "cat largefile.txt" and my screen will start rushing with text for the next 10 minutes. I'm always working in a screen ...
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Are there any options to let cat output with color?
If I want to output a C source code file with syntax highlighting, can I use cat?
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Unix cat starting from line
What is the best way to output from a file starting from a specific line (big number like 70000). Something like:
cat --line=70000 <file>
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Error in the command "cat file | xclip"
The command works with the user "heo". But I get the error by "$ su another_user; cat file | xclip":
No protocol specified Error: Can't open display: :0.0
A superuser has black CLI, no error message ...
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Monitor sometimes does not go to sleep on a Mac
I have Mac mini with the latest Leopard + all patches. I've set it up for the monitor to go to sleep after 5 minutes of inactivity, but it just won't turn off.
The trouble started last week after ...
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