NAME
cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output
SYNOPSIS
cat [OPTION] [FILE...]
DESCRIPTION
Concatenate FILE(s) and print on the standard output. If FILE is not specified, cat reads its input from the standard input.
OPTIONS
-n
Number all output lines.
EXAMPLES
To display the contents of a file
cat foo.sql
To number all output lines, use:
cat -n foo.sql
To concatenate multiple files and display to the console, use the below command. The contents of the files are not modified or altered.
cat foo1.sql foo2.sql
To concatenate multiple files to a file, use the below command. The contents of the files are not modified or altered
cat foo1.sql foo2.sql >output.sql
To copy a file using cat command
cat foo1.sql >newfile.sql
To use cat command for file creation use the below command. Enter the contents and use Ctrl+C
cat > foo1.sql