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bat especially was a revelation. I don't think I'll ever use cat again if I can help it. I recently found exa[1] which was a bit too colorful for my taste but v
by aniforprez 5y ago
bat especially was a revelation. I don't think I'll ever use cat again if I can help it. I recently found exa[1] which was a bit too colorful for my taste but very nice too
[1] https://github.com/ogham/exa https://github.com/ogham/exa
- goplayoutside 5y agoHave you tried LSDeluxe? https://github.com/Peltoche/lsd https://github.com/Peltoche/lsd
- dotancohen 5y agoLSD has always been a favorite for those who like to watch the pretty colours go by.
- paavoova 5y ago> I don't think I'll ever use cat again if I can help it. I just tested simple concatenation and bat is over 10x slower: $ time cat 1GiB 1GiB 1GiB 1GiB >/dev/null real 0m0.414s user 0m0.014s sys 0m0.400s $ time bat 1GiB 1GiB 1GiB 1GiB >/dev/null real 0m4.257s user 0m1.659s sys 0m2.594s Seems like a lot of these "modern" replacements lose what the original simpler utils do well.
- chrisdhal 5y agoI don't use bat as a replacement for cat, but as a replacement for less. Sure, bat can concatenate a file, but I'd say that's not the main use. The syntax coloring of file contents is my favorite use case. Line numbers and some of the other options are useful at times too. Also, I don't think I've ever needed to concatenate multiple gigabyte sized files (yes, I am sure it exists for a lot of people, but would say it's not as common as looking at a file).
- RMPR 5y ago> I just tested simple concatenation and bat is over 10x slower Seems like a recurring thing[0] with the modern alternatives. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29616727 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29616727