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Mark Chesney
11,746 Pointsprint out the contents of the a.txt file, with line numbers. (Hint: the option includes the letter n.)
Hello. Can someone please help me pass this quiz? So, it says this is incorrect:
cat a.txt -n
But that's exactly what works in my local terminal. Thoughts, anyone? Thanks in advance!
3 Answers

Mark Chesney
11,746 Pointsoh, they want me to say
cat -n a.txt
...even though sticking the -n
option at the end also works. hmm...okie dokie

Lynn Collins
10,080 PointsDid it and it also worked for me.

Brenda Cardona
8,384 PointsIt didn't work for me typing just -n. I had to omit -n and just type "a.txt" alone.

Marco Ramos
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 8,859 PointsYou know! I had to research on this question as well and the only thing that worked for me was "a.text"