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Show HN: Rucat – Cat for Prompt Engineers

4 days ago
https://github.com/brianredbeard/rucat
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  • #rust
  • #LLM
  • #developer-tools
  • rucat is a Rust-based tool designed for the LLM era, enhancing prompt engineering by efficiently consolidating context from multiple files.
  • It supports multiple output formats including ANSI, UTF-8, Markdown, ASCII, XML, JSON, and syntax-highlighted 'pretty' formatting.
  • Features include line numbering, clipboard support, flexible input handling (files, directories, stdin), and path manipulation for cleaner output.
  • rucat is ideal for developers and sysadmins, offering rapid context gathering for AI-driven tasks like debugging and repository analysis.
  • Installation options include Homebrew for macOS and Cargo for Rust toolchain users, with cross-compilation support for Linux targets.
  • Advanced usage includes processing NUL-separated file lists, stripping path components, and clipboard integration for seamless AI chat input.
  • Configurable via TOML for default settings, rucat prioritizes performance and memory safety, being written in Rust.
  • Open for contributions under GNU GPL v3.0, rucat is a collaborative tool, part of the modern developer's toolkit.
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