cat()

Definition

• cat(filename, useBinaryMode)
• Returns the contents of the specified file. The method returns withoutput relative to the current shell session and does not impact theserver.

ParameterTypeDescriptionfilenamestringThe filepath to open. The filepath must be on the local file system.useBinaryModebooleanOptional. Flag to determine whether to openfile in binary mode or text mode.

Applicable for Windows.

• Specify true to open the file in binary mode.

On Windows, opening the file in binary mode leaves thecharacter ‘\n’ as is.

• Specify false to open the file in text mode.

On Windows, opening the file in text mode converts thecharacter ‘\n’ to ‘\r\n’.

The default value is false.

New in version 4.0.5.