move bat cat explanation from usage to alias

[webi-installers/.git] / bat / README.md

diff --git a/bat/README.md b/bat/README.md
index 6b830115b5efb397cd3e1e02e346a8ea28e59517..75d12e5d550c8f6b0009edd0aa5b0063796c36d3 100644 (file)
--- a/bat/README.md
+++ b/bat/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ Update your `.bashrc`, `.zshrc`, or `.profile`
 alias cat="bat --style=plain"
 ```
 
+For situations in which you must use `cat` exactly, remember that you can escape the alias:
+
+```bash
+\cat foo
+```
+
 ### How to change the default behavior
 
 Take a look at the config options:
@@ -56,4 +62,4 @@ Edit the config file:
 ```txt
 # no numbers or headers, just highlighting and such
 --style="plain"
-```
+```
\ No newline at end of file