gat

cat alternative with syntax highlighting and secret masking

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gat is a free, open-source cat alternative written in Go that adds syntax highlighting, markdown rendering, and configurable themes to printing files in the terminal. A built-in mask-secrets flag detects and redacts API keys and tokens for over 20 providers before output, so a file with credentials can be safely shared or screen-recorded. It's for developers who want a nicer, safer way to print files to the terminal, including before demoing or sharing a screen.

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