kcat

Key Cat

It's pretty much just the cat command, but with syntax highlighting and the ability to key path into JSON files.

How do I use it?

Install it with cargo:

$ cargo install kcat

Then you can use it!:

USAGE:
       kcat [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [FILE]...
   
   FLAGS:
       -c, --cache-theme             Cache the parsed theme file
       -h, --help                    Prints help information
       -L, --list-embedded-themes    Lists themes present in the executable
       -l, --list-file-types         Lists supported file types
       -e, --no-default-syntaxes     Doesn't load default syntaxes, intended for use with --extra-syntaxes.
       -V, --version                 Prints version information
   
   OPTIONS:
       -k, --KEY PATH <KEY PATH>               key path
       -s, --extra-syntaxes <SYNTAX FOLDER>    Additional folder to search for .sublime-syntax files in.
       -t, --theme-file <THEME FILE>           Theme file to use. May be a path, or an embedded theme. Embedded themes will
                                               take precedence. Default: base16-ocean.dark
   
   ARGS:
       <FILE>...    file path

Key paths work like you'd expect. A typical command would look like:

$ kcat package.json -k scripts.start

Does it work on Mac?

Sure does.

Does it work on Linux/Windows?

I have no idea--probably not, in fact. But let me know!

Is it fast?

It's probably fast enough.

Does it have all the regular features of cat?

Probably not.

Relies heavily on syntect for both highlighting and most of the implementation.