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3 pointsnahco3143 comments

I'm sure this should not be done as a separate package, but as a simple function in .bashrc/.zshrc

  lscat(){
    if [ -d $1 ]; then
      ls $1
    elif [ -f $1 ]; then
      cat $1
    else
      echo "$1 is not valid path"
    fi
  }

Similarly, you can also use alias ls=lscat

I created independent binary for the sake of using the same thing in bash/fish/powershell and for the ease of adding functions, but for simple use, that way would be better.

Great idea! It can be a package, but it should be a shellscript, I think.

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