File: coreutils.info, Node: Output of entire files, Next: Formatting file contents, Prev: Common options, Up: Top 3 Output of entire files ************************ These commands read and write entire files, possibly transforming them in some way. * Menu: * cat invocation:: Concatenate and write files. * tac invocation:: Concatenate and write files in reverse. * nl invocation:: Number lines and write files. * od invocation:: Write files in octal or other formats. * base32 invocation:: Transform data into printable data. * base64 invocation:: Transform data into printable data. * basenc invocation:: Transform data into printable data.