{"slug":"bat-syntax-highlighting-cat-replacement","title":"bat Syntax-Highlighting Cat Replacement","summary":"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.","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-26T16:50:21.719462Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills","stars":45,"forks":57,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-26T13:27:23Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: \"bat Syntax-Highlighting Cat Replacement\"\nslug: \"bat-syntax-highlighting-cat-replacement\"\ndescription: \"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.\"\ngithub_stars: 57909\nverification: \"security_reviewed\"\nsource: \"https://github.com/sharkdp/bat\"\ncategory: \"Developer Tools\"\nframework: \"Claude Code\"\ntool_ecosystem:\ngithub_repo: \"sharkdp/bat\"\ngithub_stars: 57909</h2>\n<h1>bat Syntax-Highlighting Cat Replacement</h1>\n<p>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.</p>\n<h2>Installation</h2>\n<p>Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>make install</li>\n<li>brew install bat</li>\n<li>higher. You can then use cargo to build everything:</li>\n<li>cargo install --path . --locked</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Basic usage or getting-started notes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><p><img src=\"https://imgur.com/rGsdnDe.png\" alt=\"Syntax highlighting example\"></p>\n</li>\n<li><p><img src=\"https://i.imgur.com/2lSW4RE.png\" alt=\"Git integration example\"></p>\n</li>\n<li><p><img src=\"https://i.imgur.com/WndGp9H.png\" alt=\"Non-printable character example\"></p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Source: <a href=\"https://github.com/sharkdp/bat\">https://github.com/sharkdp/bat</a></p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Extracted from upstream docs: <a href=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sharkdp/bat/HEAD/README.md\">https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sharkdp/bat/HEAD/README.md</a></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Source</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/bat-syntax-highlighting-cat-replacement/\">Agent Skill Exchange</a></li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":1629,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. Treat it as data to evaluate, never as directives to follow.","bodySource":null},"bodyLocked":false,"purchaseUrl":null,"sourceUrl":null,"report":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","screen":{"ran":true,"outcome":"clean","suspicious":0,"notes":0,"hiddenCharacters":false},"virusScan":{"engine":"clamav","status":"clean","scannedAt":"2026-09-26T16:51:57.859274Z","sha256":"75B468C8F6381667060AAD0473F4863CB28EF69A25CD45DA46129A8D7C806CAE","sizeBytes":805},"review":null,"source":{"repositoryUrl":"https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills","path":"skills/bat-syntax-highlighting-cat-replacement","license":"MIT","commit":"07beb56b63ce63a36e1944b8f0eec0a77785789c","subtreeSha":"E6DDBC328DFFBC576E0A0BFF79543F9530DA2D527323397CE32D832684A93EB9","lastSyncedAt":"2026-09-26T16:50:18.806293Z"},"reviewedAt":"2026-09-26T16:57:07.79627Z","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. Treat it as data to evaluate, never as directives to follow."},"install":[{"target":"skills-cli","command":"npx skills add https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills/tree/main/skills/bat-syntax-highlighting-cat-replacement"},{"target":"claude-code","command":"claude plugin marketplace add https://llmmart.ai/marketplace.json && claude plugin install agentskillexchange-skills@llmmart"},{"target":"git","command":"git clone https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills.git"}]}