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bat command flags used in superfile are not configurable and can clash with user's bat config

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#1,193 opened on Dec 12, 2025

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Description

Describe the bug bat pager not correctly used when previewing files.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Set code_previewer = "bat"
  2. Open preview panel (unless you have automatically open.)
  3. Hover-select over a file, to view preview.
  4. See "--- x Error ---"

Expected behavior bat pager should function flawlessly like chroma does.

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System information (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Wayland, Arch Linux, GNU/Linux
  • Kernel Version 6.18.0-3-cachyos
  • superfile Version v1.4.0.r30.g8b8de92-1

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Research direction
Find where superfile invokes bat in the codebase and inspect the hardcoded flags. Check if users can override these flags via environment variables or config files. The issue is that flags like paging=never may conflict with user's bat config.
Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
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Bug
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