name: bat
binary: bat
aliases: ["batcat"]
category: file-viewer
summary: Syntax-highlighted cat replacement for reading files.
homepage: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat
docs: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat#readme
detect:
version_args: ["--version"]
local:
files: []
dirs: []
package_json:
package_manager_prefixes: []
use_when:
- Read source files with line numbers and syntax highlighting
avoid_when:
- Output must be plain machine-readable text
risk:
level: low
effects:
- read_files
requires_auth: false
destructive: false
confirmation_required_for: []
guardrails:
- Disable decorations when piping output into another parser.