Show HN: Gat – cat alternative written in Go
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Re: Show HN: Gat – cat alternative written in Go
#2They should have called the tool "gato" (Spanish for "cat")...
Re: Show HN: Gat – cat alternative written in Go
#3They should have called the tool "gato" (Spanish for "cat")...
and the rust version of cat should have been called "rat" instead of "bat"
Re: Show HN: Gat – cat alternative written in Go
#4Similar to https://github.com/sharkdp/bat but Go instead of Rust
Re: Show HN: Gat – cat alternative written in Go
#5If I read the command `gat myfile` I would definitely assume you were trying to delete it with prejudice.
I would be surprised to see it print to my terminal.
Edit: why downvotes? You can’t use words as commands that invoke a completely different set of connotations than the commands execution does
Re: Show HN: Gat – cat alternative written in Go
#6They should have called the tool "gato" (Spanish for "cat")...
"Gat" is catalan for "cat"
Re: Show HN: Gat – cat alternative written in Go
#7I always stay strapped with Gat.
Re: Show HN: Gat – cat alternative written in Go
#8Great to have alternatives, but wish there was a “Why” section in readme
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#10Similar to https://github.com/sharkdp/bat but Go instead of Rust
A missed opportunity to name it `rat`.