Difference between revisions of "Cat -v"
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-v Display non-printing characters so they are visible. Control | -v Display non-printing characters so they are visible. Control | ||
| − | characters print as ‘^ | + | characters print as ‘[[^X]]’ for control-X; the delete character (octal |
0177) prints as ‘^?’. Non-[[ASCII]] characters (with the high bit set) | 0177) prints as ‘^?’. Non-[[ASCII]] characters (with the high bit set) | ||
are printed as ‘M-’ (for meta) followed by the character for the low | are printed as ‘M-’ (for meta) followed by the character for the low | ||
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* [[cat]] | * [[cat]] | ||
* [[aws help]] | * [[aws help]] | ||
| + | * [[^H]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 04:57, 12 February 2024
-v Display non-printing characters so they are visible. Control
characters print as ‘^X’ for control-X; the delete character (octal
0177) prints as ‘^?’. Non-ASCII characters (with the high bit set)
are printed as ‘M-’ (for meta) followed by the character for the low
7 bits.
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