FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Normally you would copy a file with the cp command. You can use cat to make copies of text files in much the same way. cat sends its output to stdout (standard output), which is usually the terminal screen. However, you can redirect this output to a file using the shell redirection symbol “>".

Detailed explanation-2: -Combining the cat command with the pg command allows you to read the contents of a file one full screen at a time. You can also display the contents of files by using input and output redirection. Use the pg command to read the files named in the File parameter and writes them to standard output one screen at a time.

Detailed explanation-3: -To create a new file, use the cat command followed by the redirection operator ( > ) and the name of the file you want to create. Press Enter, type the text and once you are done, press the CRTL+D to save the file. If a file named file1. txt is present, it will be overwritten.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cat command is a utility command in Linux. One of its most common usages is to print the content of a file onto the standard output stream. Other than that, the cat command also allows us to write some texts into a file.