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cat

Usage
cat [args...]

Enhanced cat replacement. Wraps bat for files, giving syntax highlighting and line numbers; passes directories to ls; falls back to raw cat for ANSI-colored log files, and finally to /usr/bin/cat if bat is not installed.

args... Files or directories to display
Terminal window
cat README.md
cat ~/projects/myapp

Dependencies: bat

Classification: uses-shadow(ls), bypasses-shadow(cat)