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bat

About

A `cat` clone with wings — syntax highlighting, git integration and line numbers. Preview files in style, and search code with `batgrep`.

Pricing

Free

bat is a modern replacement for cat that adds syntax highlighting, line numbers and git diffs to file previews. It handles paging automatically and themes your terminal output.

Key Features

  • Syntax highlighting for 100+ languages.
  • Line numbers and git modifications.
  • Smart paging for long files.
  • Theme system (solarized, gruvbox, …).
  • batgrep, batdiff, batwatch companion tools.
  • Drop-in cat replacement with alias cat=bat.

Pricing

bat is free and open source under MIT and Apache-2.0.

Getting Started

brew install bat
bat package.json
bat --paging=never longfile.ts

Add alias cat=bat to your shell config to make it your default viewer.

Install

Copy and run one of these commands locally to install bat.

brew install bat

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