bat Syntax-Highlighting Cat Replacement

bat is a cat(1) clone written in Rust that adds syntax highlighting for over 200 languages, Git integration showing file modifications, automatic paging, and line numbering. It serves as a drop-in replacement for cat with enhanced readability for code and configuration files.

bat Syntax-Highlighting Cat Replacement

bat is a cat(1) clone written in Rust that adds syntax highlighting for over 200 languages, Git integration showing file modifications, automatic paging, and line numbering. It serves as a drop-in replacement for cat with enhanced readability for code and configuration files.

Installation

Method 1, Agent Skill Exchange

Method 2, Git clone

git clone https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills.git && cd skills/skills/bat-syntax-highlighting-cat-replacement

Method 3, Download ZIP

  • Download the repository ZIP and extract skills/bat-syntax-highlighting-cat-replacement.

Method 4, Manual copy

  • Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory, then reload your agent tooling.

Method 5, Fork and sync

  • Fork the repository if you want to maintain local edits while syncing upstream changes.

Source