ccat

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# ccat\n[![OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/ccat/backers/badge.svg)](#backers) \n[![OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/ccat/sponsors/badge.svg)](#sponsors)\n\n`ccat` is the colorizing `cat`. It works similar to `cat` but displays content with syntax highlighting.\n\n## Supported Languages\n\n* JavaScript\n* Java\n* Ruby\n* Python\n* Go\n* C\n* JSON\n\n## Installation\n\n### OSX\n\n```\n$ brew install ccat\n```\n\n### Arch Linux\n\n```\n$ pacaur -S ccat\n$ pacaur -S ccat-git\n```\nThe ccat package will reflect the current release snapshot, while the ccat-git will be based on the current source available in the master branch of the git repo. You can use any AUR helper in place of pacaur [AUR Helpers](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_helpers)\n\n### Standalone\n\n`ccat` can be easily installed as an executable.\nDownload the latest [compiled binaries](https://github.com/owenthereal/ccat/releases) and put it in your executable path.\n\n### From source\n\nPrerequisites:\n- [Git](http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)\n- [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) 1.4+\n\n```\n$ go get -u github.com/owenthereal/ccat\n```\n\n## Completion (ZSH Only)\n\n### Installation\nMove the `_ccat` file in `./completions/zsh` to your site-functions directory usually in `/usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions` or in `/usr/share/zsh/site-functions`. If completions don\u0027t work on the next ZSH startup, you can delete the file `.zcompdump` (which caches autocomplete commands) and it is usually in the home directory.\n### Uninstallation\nGo back to the directory you copied `_ccat` to and delete the file, then simply delete `.zcompdump` in order to stop errors when trying to use `ccat` autocomplete afterwards.\n\n## Usage\n\n```\n$ ccat FILE1 FILE2 ...\n$ ccat FILE1 FILE2 ... --html # output in HTML\n$ ccat --bg=dark FILE1 FILE 2 ... # dark background\n$ ccat -G String=\"_darkblue_\" -G Plaintext=\"darkred\" FILE # set color codes\n$ ccat --palette # show palette\n$ ccat # read from standard input\n$ curl https://raw.gi",
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