tool-batlisted
Install: claude install-skill niksavis/basicly
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# tool-bat
## When To Use
- Preview file contents with line numbers and syntax highlighting.
- Show focused line ranges during debugging and review.
- Improve readability of piped terminal output.
## Trusted Commands
```bash
bat file.py
bat --plain file.py
bat -r 10:40 file.py
bat -l json file.txt
command | bat -l json
bat --paging=never file.py
```
## Safe Defaults
- Use `--paging=never` in scripts and non-interactive runs.
- Use `--plain` when colored decorations would break parsing.
- Fallback to `batcat` where distro packaging uses that binary name.
## Common Pitfalls
- Forgetting pager behavior in automation contexts.
- Treating bat output as machine-parseable by default.
- Assuming `bat` exists where only `batcat` is installed.
## Output Interpretation
- Default output includes line numbers and style metadata.
- `--plain` minimizes formatting for simple text workflows.
## Why It Matters For Agents
- Rapidly improves human readability of code and config output.
- Language forcing (`-l`) keeps piped content understandable.
## Repo Conventions
- Use bat for visual inspection, not search operations.
- Keep examples aligned with WSL aliasing (`bat -> batcat`).
## Trigger Examples
- Should trigger: "Show this config file with line numbers and syntax color."
- Should trigger: "Preview a script quickly before editing it."
- Should not trigger: "Find every occurrence of `