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On macOS: Install pygmentize and alias pcat for shell code syntax highlighting
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pcat-install.sh
# first install pygmentize to the mac OS X or macOS system with the built-in python
sudo easy_install Pygments
# then add alias to your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc etc.
alias pcat='pygmentize -f terminal256 -O style=native -g'

ghost commented Oct 26, 2017 •
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As for why I changed the style choice from native to monokai? Well... here's why. Monokai extends the syntactic highlighting to make things even clearer than the native theme.

native:

native

native2

monokai:

monokai

monokai2

@varun-c-amagi

varun-c-amagi commented Jun 7, 2018

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I randomly came across this gist. But man, this is just fantastic!!!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot for the idea and alias.

@DhavalDalal

DhavalDalal commented Jul 30, 2018

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Thanks indeed...this is great!!

@ianizaguirre

ianizaguirre commented Aug 18, 2018

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This is awesome! Thank you

@binakot

binakot commented Sep 1, 2018 •
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Found this one while learning your course about Docker!
Thanks for the course and this gist too!

@thiagogenez

thiagogenez commented Sep 17, 2018

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Found this one while learning your course about Docker too! -- Thank you, much appreciated!

@elchyan-picsart

elchyan-picsart commented Dec 6, 2018

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Yeah me too Docker course :))

@LordAmit

LordAmit commented Feb 17, 2019

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Was looking for something like this. Thanks!

@mcouthon

mcouthon commented Mar 23, 2019

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Delicious.

@HamidOsouli-zz

HamidOsouli-zz commented Mar 22, 2020

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Thanks, It's great :)

@BretFisher

BretFisher commented Mar 22, 2020

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I've stopped using pcat years ago, and now use bat: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat

@touseefmurtaza93

touseefmurtaza93 commented Jul 14, 2020

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I was about to install the Pygments but now going to give a shot to bat

@CuongNgMan

CuongNgMan commented Oct 17, 2020

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I've stopped using pcat years ago, and now use bat: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat

Greate advice. Thanks.

@slevinas

slevinas commented Feb 25, 2023

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thanks a lot!

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