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Jesper shares bat, a cat replacement with syntax highlighting and line numbers

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The "bat" utility is a command-line tool that enhances the functionality of the standard "cat" command by adding syntax highlighting, line numbers, and Git change markers. It automatically detects the programming language from file extensions or shebangs and supports automatic paging for large files. Users can easily integrate "bat" by creating an alias for "cat" to "bat", significantly improving the experience of reading code directly in the terminal. AI

IMPACT Improves developer experience for reading code in the terminal.

RANK_REASON This is a description of a command-line utility that enhances a standard tool.

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Jesper shares bat, a cat replacement with syntax highlighting and line numbers

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    💻 bat: 58.7 k ⭐ I've been reading source files with cat for 15 years. Plain white text, no line numbers, no context. bat showed me what I was missing. bat is ca

    💻 bat: 58.7 k ⭐ I've been reading source files with cat for 15 years. Plain white text, no line numbers, no context. bat showed me what I was missing. bat is cat with syntax highlighting, line numbers, git change markers in the margin, and automatic paging for long files. Detects…

    LINKS github.com/…/bat

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