16.3.9 cat ---------- -- Command: cat [--dos] file Display the contents of the file FILE. This command may be useful to remind you of your OS's root partition: grub> cat /etc/fstab If the '--dos' option is used, then carriage return / new line pairs will be displayed as a simple new line. Otherwise, the carriage return will be displayed as a control character ('<d>') to make it easier to see when boot problems are caused by a file formatted using DOS-style line endings.