Bat

Bat is a syntax highlighted cat.

Documentation

github

https://github.com/sharkdp/bat

Locations

~/.config/bat/config	user config
/etc/bat/config	system config

Usage

bat file.graphql

bat \
  -l go  `# syntaxhighlight for lang` \
  --file-name 'my-file.go'  `# set file title in result` \
  --theme 'Monokai Extended Light'

syntaxhighlighting

bat --list-languages
bat -l Python
echo '{ __schema { fields { name } } }' | bat -l graphql

Configuration

Config File

# ~/.config/bat/config

# the config-file simply defines CLI params.
# comments are allowed
# escaping lines is unecessary
--theme="TwoDark"

Environment Variables

BAT_THEME="TwoDark"
BAT_CONFIG_PATH="/path/to/bat.conf"