Displays the content of the specified object in the bucket to the screen.
Usage notes
To view object content, you must have the oss:GetObject permission. For more information, see Attach a custom policy to a RAM user.
Command syntax
ossutil cat oss://bucket/object [flags]Parameter | Type | Description |
--count | int | Displays the specified number of characters. Default value: -1. |
--encoding-type | string | The encoding type of the object name. Valid values: url. |
--head | int | Displays only the first N characters. |
--offset | int | The start position of the display. |
--request-payer | string | The payer of the request. If pay-by-requester is enabled for the bucket, set this parameter to requester. Valid value: requester. |
--tail | int | Displays only the last N characters. |
--version-id | string | The version ID of the object. |
For more information, see Command-line options.
Examples
Display the content of the example.txt object in the examplebucket bucket to the screen.
ossutil cat oss://examplebucket/example.txtDisplay the first 10 characters.
ossutil cat oss://examplebucket/example.txt --head 10Display the last 10 characters.
ossutil cat oss://examplebucket/example.txt --tail 10Display 20 characters starting at position 10.
ossutil cat oss://examplebucket/example.txt --offset 10 --count 20Display characters from position 10 to the end.
ossutil cat oss://examplebucket/example.txt --offset 10