It is short for concatenate, which is to join things together. You can give it multiple inputs and it will output each one directly following the previous. It so happens to also work with just one input.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That’s why we have bat now

https://github.com/sharkdp/bat

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 8 months ago (2 children)

To bonbatenate files?

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Exactly

[–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Bat bat bo-at

Bonbaten-fana fo-fat

Fee-fi-fo-fat

Bat!

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

Cat with wings? Isn’t a bat more like a rat with wings?

[–] Mad_Punda@feddit.de 2 points 8 months ago

TIL

I never realized. Thanks!