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bin+lib catr

A fully functional clone of the GNU concat tool built completely in Rust

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0.1.2 Feb 21, 2023
0.1.1 Feb 20, 2023
0.1.0 Feb 20, 2023

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catr (Cat Rust)

Clone of Unix cat command written in Rust

License: GPL v3

Usage

catr [OPTION]... [FILE]...

Concatenate FILE(s) to standard output.

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

Option Long Form Details
-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 as ^I
-u (ignored)
-v --show-nonprinting use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit

Examples:

rcat f - g Output f's contents, then standard input, then g's contents. rcat Copy standard input to standard output.

Git Repository: https://github.com/fjpereny/rust-cat

Crates.io: https://crates.io/crates/catr/

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