1# cat 2 3## Command Function<a name="section16710153391315"></a> 4 5This command is used to display the content of a text file. 6 7## Syntax<a name="section1699392313158"></a> 8 9cat \[_pathname_\] 10 11## Parameters<a name="section1677217374136"></a> 12 13**Table 1** Parameter description 14 15<a name="table1049mcpsimp"></a> 16<table><thead align="left"><tr id="row1055mcpsimp"><th class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21%" id="mcps1.2.4.1.1"><p id="p1057mcpsimp"><a name="p1057mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1057mcpsimp"></a><strong id="b2166111484619"><a name="b2166111484619"></a><a name="b2166111484619"></a>Parameter</strong></p> 17</th> 18<th class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="52%" id="mcps1.2.4.1.2"><p id="p1059mcpsimp"><a name="p1059mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1059mcpsimp"></a><strong id="b17121718469"><a name="b17121718469"></a><a name="b17121718469"></a>Description</strong></p> 19</th> 20<th class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27%" id="mcps1.2.4.1.3"><p id="p1061mcpsimp"><a name="p1061mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1061mcpsimp"></a><strong id="b6990101716464"><a name="b6990101716464"></a><a name="b6990101716464"></a>Value Range</strong></p> 21</th> 22</tr> 23</thead> 24<tbody><tr id="row1062mcpsimp"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.1 "><p id="p1064mcpsimp"><a name="p1064mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1064mcpsimp"></a>pathname</p> 25</td> 26<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="52%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.2 "><p id="p1066mcpsimp"><a name="p1066mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1066mcpsimp"></a>Specifies the file path.</p> 27</td> 28<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.3 "><p id="p1068mcpsimp"><a name="p1068mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1068mcpsimp"></a>An existing file</p> 29</td> 30</tr> 31</tbody> 32</table> 33 34## Usage<a name="section186772414131"></a> 35 36Run the **cat** \[_pathname_\] command to display the content of a text file. 37 38## Example<a name="section12158131814561"></a> 39 40Run **cat hello-harmony.txt**. 41 42## Output<a name="section183926225561"></a> 43 44Content of **hello-harmony.txt** 45 46``` 47OHOS # cat hello-harmony.txt 48OHOS # Hello Harmony ;) 49``` 50 51