Just like the title says. Just found this project , and it seems so much more interesting than the old cat command. Does anyone see a reason it might be a bad idea?

Welcome to the forum! :slight_smile: bat (currently at version 0.17.1-1) is already available from the Community repository. Replacing cat by it would however not be a good idea, because cat is part of the GNU coreutils and is an essential utility with regard to UNIX/POSIX compatibility. :wink:

What about natively substitute a cat with a bat?

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Aragorn 26 January 2021 19:45 5

The old forum has suffered a crash last year. We had to start all over again from scratch.