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title: "Help: cat"
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- https://github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/help/in/cat.in
- https://github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/src/fe-common/core/fe-core-commands.c


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[Help index](/documentation/help)

### Syntax ###

<div class="highlight irssisyntax"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:3ch"><code><span class="synB">CAT</span> <span class="synB05">&lt;file></span></code></pre></div>


### Parameters ###

The file to display.

### Description ###

Displays the contents of the specified file into the active window.

### Examples ###

    /CAT /etc/network/interfaces
    /CAT /home/mike/resume.txt
    /CAT contact_details.txt

### See also ###
[CD](/documentation/help/cd), [EXEC](/documentation/help/exec)