cross-cat

Cross-platform cat command.

About

A JavaScript package, behaving exactly as Linux cat command, supporting all the options such as line numbering.
Written in TypeScript natively.

Prerequisites

- Node.js version 10 or higher

Installation

``bash
npm install cross-cat --global
`

Usage

`bash
cat
`

$3

`bash
cat my_awesome_file.txt
`

Advanced usage

Command | Explanation
--- | ---
cross-cat | For example, in case of PowerShell, ensure that this module is run instead of cat built-in alias to Get-Content
npx cross-cat | To run without installation
cross-cat --help | To get all the available options

$3

`json
"scripts": {
"show:awesome": "cross-cat \"/awesome folder/awesome filename\""
}
`

$3

Currently runs via npx of locally installed package cannot process filenames with spaces correctly due to npm behavior. Workaround:

`bash
node node_modules/cross-cat/src/cross-cat.js
`

#### Spaces support

+
: Working

=
: Non applicable

-`
: Not working (workaround above)

Command used | Global | Local | Not installed
--- | --- | --- | ---|
cat | + | = | =
cat (from script) | + | + | =
cross-cat | + | = | =
cross-cat (from script) | + | + | =
npx cross-cat | - | - | +
npx cross-cat (from script) | - | - | +
node cross-cat.js | + | + | =