How To Install bsdcat on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install bsdcat in Fedora 36. bsdcat is Expand files to standard output

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bsdcat on Fedora 36.

What is `bsdcat`

The bsdcat program typically takes a filename as an argument or reads standard input when used in a pipe. In both cases decompressed data it written to standard output.

We can use yum or dnf to install bsdcat on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bsdcat.

Install bsdcat on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install bsdcat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install bsdcat

Install bsdcat on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install bsdcat using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install bsdcat

How To Uninstall bsdcat on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the bsdcat package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove bsdcat

bsdcat Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/bsdcat
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/60
/usr/lib/.build-id/60/044cacfa1c05b7fb91769083d08417cffc62c0
/usr/share/doc/bsdcat
/usr/share/doc/bsdcat/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/bsdcat/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/bsdcat
/usr/share/licenses/bsdcat/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/bsdcat.1.gz

References

bsdcat website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bsdcat on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).