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# cat

> Read the contents of a file and display it to the user. No need for quotes and relative paths are fine

## Summary

Read the contents of a file and display it to the user. No need for quotes and relative paths are fine

* Needs Admin: False
* Version: 1
* Author: @its\_a\_feature\_

### Arguments

#### path

* Description: path to file (no quotes required)
* Required Value: True
* Default Value: None

## Usage

### Without Popup Option

```
cat /path/to/file
```

## MITRE ATT\&CK Mapping

* T1081
* T1106

## Detailed Summary

You can either type `cat` and get a popup to fill in the path, or provide the path on the command line. This command boils down to a single Objective C call:

```javascript theme={null}
$.NSString.stringWithContentsOfFileEncodingError($(command_params['path']), $.NSUTF8StringEncoding, $()).js;
```

This expects the contents of the file to be a string. If it's not a string, you should instead `download` the file.