The cat command also allows

- Display tab characters as ^I 

[source,bash]
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display tab characters as ^I 
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For example:

[source,bash]
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cat -T $LLO_DATAFILE | head -9
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- Display non printing characters

For example:

[source,bash]
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cat -v $LLO_DATAFILE | head -9
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- Suppress repeated empty lines

For example:

[source,bash]
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cat -s $LLO_DATAFILE | head -9
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[INFO]
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In case, you need to use the -v, -E and -T option together, you can just use the -A command line option.
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For example:

[source,bash]
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cat -A $LLO_DATAFILE | head -9
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[INFO]
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DATAFILE

The datafile  contains aggregate individual statistics for 67 NBA seasons. from basic box-score attributes such as points, assists, rebounds etc., to more advanced money-ball like features such as Value Over Replacement.

Take a look in
link:https://git.swarmlab.io:3000/llo/LabLearningObject/src/branch/master/data/nba_statistics_glossary[Glossary^]
for a detailed column description

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE:  LLO_DATAFILE

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