ccat

TLDR

Display file with syntax highlighting

$ ccat [file.py]

Display multiple files

$ ccat [file1.go] [file2.js]

Output as HTML

$ ccat --html [file.rb]

Dark background colors

$ ccat --bg=dark [file.c]

Show color palette

$ ccat --palette

SYNOPSIS

ccat [options] file...

DESCRIPTION

ccat is a colorizing cat command that displays file contents with syntax highlighting. Supports JavaScript, Java, Go, Ruby, C, Python, JSON, and more. Single binary, native speed.

PARAMETERS

--html

Output as HTML

--bg=color

Background color: light, dark

-G key=color

Set custom color codes

--palette

Display color palette

-C, --color=mode

Color mode: always, never, auto

SUPPORTED LANGUAGES

- JavaScript / TypeScript
- Python
- Go
- Ruby
- C / C++
- Java
- JSON
- And more via Pygments

ALIASING

Replace cat with ccat:

$ alias cat='ccat'

Add to ~/.bashrc for permanent use.

CAVEATS

Written in Go (owenthereal version) or Python (welbornprod version). Requires terminal with color support.