bat.txt

# bat is a better cat. because of naming issues it's also known as batcat on some distros.
# debian/ubuntu: apt install bat.
# centos: dnf install bat
# otherwise check https://github.com/sharkdp/bat#installation

# site: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat
# binaries: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases

# there *is* a man page, at least with the binary download, but that needs putting somewhere. this works too:
$ bat --help

# bat has its own ideas about what to color in, say, logfiles. Using \e[32m--color never\e[0m it will not add colors, but still
#   print ansi colors already in the file. It doesn't seem to believe in coloring past the first linebreak though..

# remove bat's fancy lines and numbers and such
-p / --plain
# specify syntax to use for coloring (accepts language or extension)
-l <language>