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 11 months ago (2 children)

That’s why we have bat now

https://github.com/sharkdp/bat

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 11 months ago (2 children)

To bonbatenate files?

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Exactly

[–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Bat bat bo-at

Bonbaten-fana fo-fat

Fee-fi-fo-fat

Bat!

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Mad_Punda@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

TIL

I never realized. Thanks!