Command-line tool

ccat

brew/ccat

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Like cat but displays content with syntax highlighting

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install ccat

macOS

brew install ccat

Linux

brew install ccat

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