bat v0.26.0 Release: Bug Fixes and New Features for Syntax Highlighting Tool
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Summary
This is a release announcement for bat v0.26.0, a command-line tool for syntax highlighting. The update includes several bug fixes addressing UTF-8 BOM handling, theme configuration issues, submodule naming, and multibyte character crashes. New features include Windows ARM64 support, pagination for theme listing, and support for negative relative line ranges. The release focuses on improving stability, cross-platform compatibility, and user experience.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledFix UTF-8 BOM not being stripped for syntax detection
Fix BAT_THEME_DARK and BAT_THEME_LIGHT being ignored
Add build for windows/ARM64 platform
Support negative relative line ranges, e.g. bat -r :-10 /...
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