bat/README.md

# bat

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*A cat(1) clone with wings.*

## Features

### Syntax highlighting

A large number of languages are supported (via Sublime Text definition files):

![Syntax highlighting example](https://imgur.com/rGsdnDe.png)

### Git integration

Additions, modifications and deletions are shown (a la `git diff`):

![Git integration example](https://i.imgur.com/2lSW4RE.png)

## Installation

Check out the [Release page](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases) for binary builds and Debian packages.

If you want to build to compile `bat` from source, you need Rust 1.22 or higher.
You can then use `cargo` to build everything:

``` bash
cargo install bat
```

### Get themes and syntax highlighting definitions

``` bash
mkdir -p ~/.config/bat/themes
cd ~/.config/bat/themes
git clone https://github.com/jonschlinkert/sublime-monokai-extended
ln -s "sublime-monokai-extended/Monokai Extended.tmTheme" Default.tmTheme

mkdir -p ~/.config/bat/syntax
cd ~/.config/bat/syntax
git clone https://github.com/sublimehq/Packages/
rm -rf Packages/Markdown
git clone https://github.com/jonschlinkert/sublime-markdown-extended
```