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bat

Print and concatenate files. A cat clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration.

  • Print the contents of a file to the standard output:

bat {{file}}

  • Concatenate several files into the target file:

bat {{file1}} {{file2}} > {{target_file}}

  • Append several files into the target file:

bat {{file1}} {{file2}} >> {{target_file}}

  • Number all output lines:

bat -n {{file}}

  • Syntax highlight a json file:

bat --language json {{file.json}}

  • Display all supported languages:

bat --list-languages