3 ms·So open it in an editor?by xienze 11y agoSo open it in an editor?Mojah 11y agoYes, or view via `less` or a hexdumper. But how many sysadmins do you know rely on `cat` for their day-to-day use? Too many, I reckon.andyzweb 11y ago`cat` abuse is rampantsn 11y agoAdd "alias cat='cat -v'" to your login profile then.slavik81 11y agoYou should be cautious about running less on untrusted input: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/74 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/74