rust-rwcat

rust-rwcat is a Rust-written cat-styled program that provides commands for reading and appending to files.

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Features

• Read:
  • Read the entire file.
  • Query specific lines containing a keyword.
• Write:
  • Append a string to a file.
  • Automatically creates the file if it doesn't exist.

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Installation

Clone the repository and compile the project using Cargo:

git clone https://gitlab.com/Katacc/rust-rwcat.git
cd rust-rwcat
cargo build --release

The executable will be located in the target/release/ folder. Rename it if desired and add it to your PATH for global usage.

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Usage

Read from a file

rwcat read <file_path> [query]

• Example 1: Read the entire file:

  rwcat read test.txt

• Example 2: Query lines containing "test":

  rwcat read test.txt test

Write to a file

rwcat write <file_path> <content>

• Example: Append a string to a file:

  rwcat write test.txt "This string will be appended to the text file"

Note: If the file does not exist, it will be created automatically.

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License

This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3. See the LICENSE file for details.

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Contact

For questions or feedback, please open an issue on the GitLab repository.