nrt - The Rust-Powered Reinvention of the Classic cat Command

nrt is a lightweight and efficient command-line utility built in Rust, designed to replicate and extend the functionality of the classic Unix cat command.

While nrt allows you to quickly view file contents and inspect file metadata like the original cat, it goes beyond with powerful additional features:

Rename Files: Seamlessly rename files directly from the command line. Show File/Folder Size: Instantly display the size of files and directories, offering insights that cat can't provide.

Features

nrt enhances the standard cat command with the following capabilities:

• File Size: Display the size of the file in bytes.
• Creation Time: Show the creation time of the file in UTC.
• Last Modified Time: Display the last modified time of the file in UTC.
• File Permissions: List the file's mode (permissions) in numeric form.
• Line Count: Count the total number of lines in the file.
• Non-Empty Lines: Print all non-empty lines, each with its corresponding line number.
• Rename Files: Rename the file to a new specified filename.
• Copy File Content: Copy the entire content of the file.
• Basic Concatenation: View the content of one or multiple files, similar to the standard cat command.

Installation

Get the latest version of nrt:

For Apple Silicon

curl -L -o nrt https://github.com/adityakaklij/nrt/releases/download/v0.1.1_Linux/nrt && chmod +x nrt && sudo mv nrt /usr/local/bin/

For Linux

curl -L -o nrt https://github.com/adityakaklij/nrt/releases/download/v0.1.0-Linux/nrt && chmod +x nrt && sudo mv nrt /usr/local/bin/

For Windows

curl -L -o nrt.exe https://github.com/adityakaklij/nrt/releases/download/v0.1.0-Windows/nrt.exe && move nrt.exe C:\Windows\System32\

Usage

nrt is easy to use with a variety of options to suit your needs. The general syntax is:

nrt <filename> [OPTION]

Options

Option	Description
--size	Show the size of the file in bytes.
--mt	Display the last modified time of the file in UTC.
--ct	Display the creation time of the file in UTC.
--mode	Show the file's mode (permissions) in numeric form.
--lc	Count and display the number of lines in the file.
--n	Print all non-empty lines with their line numbers.
--cp	Copy the entire content of the file.
--rn <new_filename>	Rename the file to a new specified filename.
--v	Latest version.
--help	Display a help message with usage instructions.

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug, have a feature request, or want to contribute in any way, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

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License

nrt is licensed under the GPL-3.0