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  1. Usage: cat
  2.        [-bemnstuvAET] [+number] [+number-nonblank] [+silent] [+squeeze-blank]
  3.        [+show-nonprinting] [+show-ends] [+show-tabs] [+show-all] [file...]
  4.  
  5.         Switch-----------------Meaning
  6.         b, +number-nonblank    Number all nonblank output lines, 1 based.
  7.         e   (requires -v)      Display a '$' after the end of each line.
  8.         n, +number             Number all output lines, 1 based.
  9.         s, +silent             cat is silent about non-existent files.
  10.         m, +squeeze-blank      Replace multiple adjacent blank lines with one.
  11.         t   (requires -v)      Display TAB and FF characters as '^I' and '^L'
  12.         u                      Ignored, output is always unbuffered.
  13.         v, +show-nonprinting   Display control characters, enables -e and -t.
  14.         A, +show-all           Equivalent to -vet.
  15.         E, +show-ends          Equivalent to -ve, without the v chars.
  16.         T, +show-tabs          Equivalent to -vt, without the v chars.
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