display contents of a file

gr8linux

can we use echo command for displaying the contents of a particular file....................

woboyle

The echo command does just that - echo what you type to the terminal. To display (browse) the contents of a file, use the less command. IE: less filename
Note that this only works for text files. For binary files, you need an application that can render them correctly.

raluxs

less let you browse a file one page at the time ans lets you scroll up and down the file.

If you just want to display the file contents use the command cat

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