ccat

Display file with syntax highlighting

$ ccat [file.py]

$ ccat [file1.go] [file2.js]

$ ccat --html [file.rb]

$ ccat --bg=dark [file.c]

$ ccat --palette

ccat [options] file...

ccat is a drop-in replacement for cat that adds syntax highlighting to file contents displayed in the terminal. It automatically detects the programming language from the file extension and applies color coding to keywords, strings, comments, and other syntax elements.
The tool supports a wide range of languages including JavaScript, Python, Go, Ruby, C, C++, Java, and JSON. It ships as a single binary with no external dependencies, providing native execution speed. Output can be rendered for light or dark terminal backgrounds, and HTML output is available for embedding highlighted code in web pages.

--html

Output as HTML

Background color: light, dark

Set custom color codes

Display color palette

Color mode: always, never, auto

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

Replace cat with ccat:

$ alias cat='ccat'

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

cat(1), bat(1), highlight(1)