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+/*
+Copyright © 2025 NAME HERE <EMAIL ADDRESS>
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/scrotadamus/ghligh/document"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// catCmd represents the cat command
+var catCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "cat",
+	Short: "cat prints highlights of pdf files [unix][json]",
+	Long: `
+	ghligh cat file1.pdf file2.pdf ... [--json] [-i]
+
+	will show every highlights inside pdf files specified
+	if --json is set the output will be in json format
+
+	if -i is set the json output will be indented
+`,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+
+		useJSON, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("json")
+		if err != nil {
+			cmd.Help()
+			return
+		}
+
+		indent, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("indent")
+		if err != nil {
+			cmd.Help()
+			return
+		}
+
+		jsonCat := make(map[string][]document.HighlightedText)
+
+		// for every arg
+		for _, arg := range args {
+			doc, err := document.Open(arg)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			highlights := doc.Cat()
+			if !useJSON {
+				for _, highlight := range highlights {
+					if highlight.Contents != "" {
+						fmt.Printf("%s {{{%s}}}", highlight.Text, highlight.Contents)
+					} else {
+						fmt.Printf("%s", highlight.Text)
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				jsonCat[doc.Path] = highlights
+			}
+
+			doc.Close()
+		}
+
+		var jsonBytes []byte
+		if indent {
+			jsonBytes, err = json.MarshalIndent(jsonCat, "", "	")
+		} else {
+			jsonBytes, err = json.Marshal(jsonCat)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		fmt.Println(string(jsonBytes))
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(catCmd)
+
+	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
+
+	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
+	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
+	// catCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
+
+	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
+	// is called directly, e.g.:
+	catCmd.Flags().BoolP("json", "j", false, "print highlights as json")
+	catCmd.Flags().BoolP("indent", "i", false, "print highlights as json")
+}