add support for Ubuntu and Debian batcat naming

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John P. Lettman 2023-08-14 19:08:32 -04:00 committed by Fabian Dellwing
parent d7d5df4f6c
commit a65c2e834a

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if command -v bat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
if command -v batcat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
# Save the original system `cat` under `rcat`
alias rcat=$(which cat)
# For Ubuntu and Debian-based `bat` packages
# the `bat` program is named `batcat` on these systems
alias cat=$(which batcat)
export MANPAGER="sh -c 'col -bx | batcat -l man -p'"
elif command -v bat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
# Save the original system `cat` under `rcat`
alias rcat=$(which cat)
# For all other systems
alias cat=$(which bat)
export MANPAGER="sh -c 'col -bx | bat -l man -p'"
fi