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

npm install cross-cat --global

Usage

cat <filename>

Example

cat my_awesome_file.txt

Advanced usage

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

Escaping spaces in package.json scripts

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

Spaces and npx

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

node node_modules/cross-cat/src/cross-cat.js <filename>

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	+	+	=