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| cat command |
| =========== |
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| Synopsis |
| -------- |
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| :: |
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| cat <interface> <dev[:part]> <file> |
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| Description |
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| The cat command prints the file content to standard out. |
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| interface |
| interface for accessing the block device (mmc, sata, scsi, usb, ....) |
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| dev |
| device number |
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| part |
| partition number, defaults to 1 |
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| file |
| path to file |
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| Example |
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| Here is the output for a example text file: |
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| => cat mmc 0:1 hello |
| hello world |
| => |
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| Configuration |
| ------------- |
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| The cat command is only available if CONFIG_CMD_CAT=y. |
