[cat with code highlighting]

cat.sh

cat() {
    arguments="$*"
    for i in $arguments; do
        argument=$i
        file_type=$(mdls "$argument"|grep '^kMDItemContentType '|awk -d'=' '{printf $3}'|tr -d '"')
        printf "\n\n >>> File type: %s \n\n\n" "$file_type"
        case "$file_type" in

            "public.python-script"|"public.shell-script")
                highlight -O ansi --force "$argument"
            ;;

            *)
                cat "$argument"
            ;;
        esac
    done
}