kat command

A cat command with syntax highlight.

A cat command that almost tastes like chocolate!

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Dependencies

• C++ Compiler: GNU GCC or Clang LLVM
• Boost.Regex
• CMake

Example on Ubuntu:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential cmake libboost-regex-dev

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Install

git clone http://github.com/terroo/kat build-kat
cd build-kat
cmake -B build .
cmake --build build
sudo cmake --install build

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Usage

Examples

kat main.cpp # C++ file
kat main.c # C file
kat MyClass.java # Java file
kat script.py # Python file
kat index.js # JavaScript file
kat Main.cs # C# file
kat file.txt # Text file
kat --help

Example output

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Supported languages

• ✔ C++
• ✔ C
• ✔ Java
• ✔ Python
• ✔ JavaScript
• ✔ C#
• ✔ Go/Golang
• ✔ Ter/Terlang
• ✔ SH/Bash
• ✔ Swift

Note: This repository is still under development and does not yet support all languages and file types. If you want us to speed up the implementation of your language/file, please notify us in issues