Viewing Contents of an Object - cat
Last updated: 2025-05-09 18:27:40
The cat command is used to view the contents of an object.
Note:
If you need to use this command, when you perform authorization policy, set action to
cos:GetBucket. For more authorizations, please refer to CAM-Enabled API.Command Syntax
./coscli cat cos://<bucket-name>/<key> [flag]
The cat command includes the following parameters:
Parameter Format | Description | Example |
cos://<bucket-name>/<key> | Specifies the target bucket, which is accessible by using the bucket alias or bucket name configured in the configuration file as detailed in Download and Installation Configuration. If you use the bucket name for access, you also need to include the endpoint flag. | Access with the bucket alias: cos://example-alias/test.txt Access with the bucket name: cos://examplebucket-1250000000/test.txt |
The cat command includes the following optional flags:
Flag Abbreviation | Flag Name | Description |
-h | --help | Views the usage of this command. |
Operation Example
Viewing the contents of the test.txt file in the bucket1 bucket
./coscli cat cos://bucket1/test.txt
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