Bat

Bat is like cat, but has syntax highlighting and git integration. It integrates with all the tools, there are examples on the GitHub readme.

Commands:

  • List languages for syntax highlighting: bat --list-languages
  • Show configuration file location: bat --config-file
  • Show configuration directory: bat --config-dir
  • List themes: bat --list-themes
  • Generate the configuration file: bat --generate-config-file

~/.zshenv:

export BAT_CONFIG_PATH="$HOME/.bat.conf"

Configuration settings:

Specify the theme:

--theme="Dracula"

Map file types to syntax:

--map-syntax ".ignore:Git Ignore"
--map-syntax ".py:Python"
--map-syntax ".json:JSON"
--map-syntax ".zsh*:Bourne Again Shell (bash)"
--map-syntax ".js:JavaScript"