til/unix/cat-files-with-color-using-bat.md

Cat Files With Color Using Bat

The time-tested utility cat is probably one of the most used unix commands. It prints the contents of the file to stdout. You can use it to get a quick view of a file.

We live in a world of color and our terminal emulators are capable of so much more. There is an alternative to cat, called bat, that provides syntax highlighting based on the type of file.

This is an open-source utility written in Rust. You can check it out on github.