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Like the title says - is coloring an output possible using cat or similar command?

Let say I have some php or bash script or other. I don't need to edit the file, just to view the source. So cat filename does the job.

But, is it possible to colorize an output making it easier to read, like you can do with vim syntax:on mode?

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marked as duplicate by Mongrel, G-Man, Sato Katsura, GAD3R, Kusalananda 1 hour ago

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Sorry, put the wrong link for duplicate. Here is the real dup. Also see this answer – Ciprian Tomoiaga 6 hours ago
    
That looks like a good reference, but you can't close as a duplicate of a question on another site. – G-Man 4 hours ago
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Yes, grc will achive what you need. github link

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Looking good @steve. Does the script colorize the output of the actual scripts as well? (sorry, haven't tested it yet) – fugitive 12 hours ago
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You will need to parse cat's output and colorize it with special utility. You can use grc as it advised here, but you can also use vim for this like it's written here: http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/59207/206456.

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