plcat

plcat is a command-line utility designed for displaying the contents of plain text files in a paginated format. Similar to the standard `cat` command, plcat reads one or more files and outputs their content to the standard output. However, its primary distinction lies in its built-in pagination functionality. This means that instead of displaying the entire file at once, plcat presents the content page by page, allowing users to scroll through long files more easily without the output overwhelming the terminal.

The utility typically uses a pager like `more` or `less` behind the scenes to manage the display. Users can interact with the pager to navigate through the text, search for specific strings, and control the viewing experience. This makes plcat particularly useful for quickly examining large log files, configuration files, or any text document where continuous scrolling is impractical. It can be invoked with the filename as an argument, and multiple filenames can be provided to concatenate and paginate their contents sequentially. Configuration options might exist to customize the pager used or to alter certain display behaviors, though the core function remains straightforward file viewing with pagination.