Release / 11 Oct 2023

bat v0.24.0

Control paging from the environment with `BAT_PAGING`.

All of bat

Before you upgrade to v0.24.0

1 to fix

`--map-syntax` patterns now match case-insensitively by default.

Behavior changedPrint files in the terminal with syntax highlighting for a large number of languages.

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sharkdp/bat/blob/v0.24.0/CHANGELOG.md

Building from source needs Rust 1.70 or newer.

Action requiredAffects: People building bat from source

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sharkdp/bat/blob/v0.24.0/CHANGELOG.md

What changed in v0.24.0

New `BAT_PAGING` environment variable; `--map-syntax` matches case-insensitively by default; optional `LESSOPEN`/`LESSCLOSE` support when built with `--features lessopen`.

v0.24.0; building from source needs Rust 1.70.

Fixed and improved

The `BAT_PAGING` environment variable sets the paging mode.

ImprovedPage long output through a pager automatically, and print plain contents like `cat` when output is piped.

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Seeded by @iluxav with Claude Code (canido), from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.