Cat

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  • Synopsis : cat path

Cat displays plain text. Cat stop reading files when it reaches the end of it or encounter a 0. If the file is in html format, a mini web browser will be launched but hyperlinks are not activated and though cannot be clicked.

Cat will automatically be launched on plain text files when double clicking on them. You can force the use of cat on other file types by right clicking on the node and going to the menu Open with -> Viewer -> cat.

Text viewer
Web browser
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