= Reading a file For reading short files, `cat` is suitable: cat file-name This outputs the contents of the file called `file-name`, if it exists. To output the contents of a different file, use a different file name. If it's a long file, you may find it useful to use `less` instead: less file-name This opens the file up for you to scroll through. You can scroll down with `d`, up with `u`, and quit with `q`.