mg : M er g e
This is a command line utility specially designed for the Windows Command Line to display text.
mg is kinda similar to cat available in linux as it literally just prints out file contents to the STANDARD OUTPUT HANDLE aka stdout
> mg [flags] [file-names]
For Exmple to show the contents of the file ILoveU.txt,
C:\>mg ILoveU.txt
I love you! (snap out of this dream!)
Below is a table of flags/switches/arguements you can use with mg
| Flags / Switches / Arguements | Long form | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| -h | --help | Display the help prompt. |
| -v | --version | Show mg version. |
| -T | --show-tabs | Show tabs in the file as ^I |
-f <filename> |
--file=<filename> |
Show the file. Does not consider any flags after it. Example: mg -f --help OR mg --file=--help,will open a file named --help (ofcourse if it exists) |
| -n | --new-line | Adds a newline after displaying each file |
| -l | --new-line-if | Adds a newline after displaying each file, iff the file does not end with a newline |
| -N | --no-new-line | If the file shown ends with a newline, it does not display it |
| -w | --show-win-e | Show windows line endings (CRLF or \r\n) as $ |
| -E | --show-ends | Show UNIX line endings(LF or \n) as $ |
| -V | --show-nonprinting | Show non printing characters as ^M except TABS. (Works for only \r, will improve letaa) |