OSTREE CAT(1) ostree cat OSTREE CAT(1)

.SH "NAME" ostree-cat - Display or concatenate contents of files

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.HP 264u

**ostree cat** {COMMIT} {PATH...}

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP This command functions much like the typical Unix "cat" command, in that it displays the contents of a file, or concatenates them given two or more files. However, this command requires the user to specify a commit - a checksum or refspec corresponding to a given build. If you use a refspec, OSTree will refer to the most recent commit, unless you specify a parent build using the carat (^) at the end of the refspec. It will then operate the command in that given commit.

.SH "EXAMPLE"

.PP **$ ostree cat my-branch helloworld.txt**

```


        Hello, world!
```

OSTree

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Document: ostree-cat(1) from ostree 2026.4-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree