Selection of utilities

kat – cat command with syntax highlighting

kat is a cat command with syntax highlighting for a variety of different programming languages.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • Supported languages:
    • C++
    • C
    • Java
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • C#
    • Go/Golang
    • Ter/Terlang
    • SH/Bash
    • Swift

Website: github.com/terroo/kat
Support:
Developer: Marcos Oliveira
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

kat in action

kat is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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