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author | Shav Kinderlehrer <[email protected]> | 2023-04-20 13:44:56 -0400 |
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committer | Shav Kinderlehrer <[email protected]> | 2023-04-20 13:45:57 -0400 |
commit | efd1d764285b2a945069548fb65899cc0f9355b0 (patch) | |
tree | 632e85a11092d0f4e80493b3b618e07d594c983c | |
parent | cc842efe0b02b286861c6cfed2f76c2d80bd169a (diff) | |
download | lat-efd1d764285b2a945069548fb65899cc0f9355b0.tar.gz lat-efd1d764285b2a945069548fb65899cc0f9355b0.zip |
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-rw-r--r-- | Makefile | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | README.md | 21 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | include/arg.h | 2 |
3 files changed, 21 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ $(ODIR)/%.o: %.c $(DEPS) $(CC) -c -o $@ $< $(CFLAGS) $(LIB) $(NAME): $(OBJ) - @echo "--don't forget to set $(NAME)'s version--" $(CC) -o $(BINDIR)/$@ $^ $(CFLAGS) $(LIB) .PHONY: prep @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ # lat > lat | lazy cat - a cat clone with some quality-of-life embellishments +[](https://github.com/secondary-smiles/lat/actions/workflows/c-cpp.yml) + ## About `lat` is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. It's the awkward middle child in-between `cat` and `bat`. It was created because the author didn't want to have to configure `bat` just to get decent file printing, but wanted a little more control than `cat` offered. @@ -34,9 +36,25 @@ as you can see, the extra features do take their toll on performance, but overall, `lat` is generally nearly on-par with `cat`, and *far* faster than `bat`. +## Install +`lat` is not yet at a stable version (`v1.0.0`), so it is not on any package managers. + +```bash +git clone https://github.com/secondary-smiles/lat.git + +cd lat + +make prep +make + +./build/lat -V + +# now add lat to your $PATH/do whatever you want with the binary +``` + ## Use -`lat` can, for the most part, be a direct drop in for `cat`, however it really shines when embedded into another program. For example, in `fzf` `lat` makes an excellent viewer with the command `fzf --command lat -l {}`. +`lat` can, for the most part, be a direct drop in for `cat`. However it really shines when embedded into another program. For example, in `fzf`, `lat` makes an excellent viewer with the command `fzf --command lat -l {}`.  @@ -55,6 +73,7 @@ int main(void) { pclose(st); } ``` +> UPDATE: this feature is possible, however the data is only printed upon `pclose`. ### Features and Flags diff --git a/include/arg.h b/include/arg.h index df527d0..5935f53 100644 --- a/include/arg.h +++ b/include/arg.h @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ #define ARG_H #include <stdbool.h> -#define LAT_VERSION "0.11.1" +#define LAT_VERSION "0.11.2" struct config { bool stdin; |