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# NAME

chot - Command Heuristic Omni-Tracer

# VERSION

Version 1.00

# SYNOPSIS

      chot [options] command/library

    OPTIONS
       -1   --one           Stop at the first match
       -d   --debug         Show debug output
       -i   --info          Show command trace info
       -n   --dryrun        Show command without executing
       -h   --help          Print this message
       -l   --list          Print file path (-ll for ls -l)
       -m   --man           Show documentation
       -N   --[no-]number   Line number display (default: off)
       -r   --raw           Don't resolve Homebrew wrappers
       -v   --version       Print version
       -p   --pager=#       Specify pager command
       -t   --type=#        Specify handler (Command:Perl:Python:Ruby:Node)
            --py            Shortcut for --type Python
            --pl            Shortcut for --type Perl
            --rb            Shortcut for --type Ruby
            --nd            Shortcut for --type Node
            --bat-theme     Set bat theme per mode (light=X dark=X)

    EXAMPLES
      chot greple              # Look at a script command
      chot Getopt::Long        # Look at a Perl module
      chot --py json           # Look at a Python module
      chot --rb json           # Look at a Ruby library
      chot --nd express        # Look at a Node.js module
      chot -l greple           # Show file path only
      chot --py -m json        # Show documentation

# DESCRIPTION

**chot** is a utility to locate and display command or library source files.

It is convenient to see a command file written in shell or any other
script language.

For library files, Perl modules are fully supported, and support
for Python, Ruby, and Node.js libraries is included.

The program searches through all file type handlers (Command, Perl, Python,
Ruby, Node by default) and displays all matches found using a pager.

For Homebrew-installed commands, both the wrapper script in `bin/` and
the actual executable in `libexec/bin/` are displayed. This is useful
for understanding how wrapper scripts delegate to their implementations.

# OPTIONS

- **-1**, **--one**

    Stop at the first handler that finds a match, instead of searching
    all handlers (which is the default behavior).

- **-d**, **--debug**

    Show debug output on stderr. Displays which handlers are tried
    and how paths are resolved.

- **-i**, **--info**

    Show command trace information without displaying file contents.
    For each command found, displays its type (optex symlink, Homebrew
    wrapper, plain command, etc.), file type (perl, bash, binary, etc.),
    and resolution chain. For optex commands, also shows alias
    definitions and rc file locations.

- **-n**, **--dryrun**

    Show the command that would be executed without actually running it.

- **-h**, **--help**

    Display this help message and exit.

- **-l**, **--list**

    Print module path instead of displaying the file contents.
    Use multiple times (`-ll`) to call `ls -l` for detailed file information.

- **-m**, **--man**

    Display manual/documentation using the appropriate tool for each language:
    \- Perl: `perldoc`
    \- Python: `pydoc`
    \- Ruby: `ri`
    \- Node.js: `npm docs`
    \- Command: `man`

- **-N**, **--number**, **--no-number**

    Enable or disable line number display in the pager.  Default is
    `--no-number`.

    For `bat`, `--number` uses `--style=full` and `--no-number`
    uses `--style=header,grid,snip`.  For `less`, `--number` adds
    `-N` option.

- **-r**, **--raw**

    Show raw paths without resolving Homebrew wrapper scripts to
    their actual executables.

- **-v**, **--version**

    Display version information and exit.

- **-p**, **--pager** _command_

    Specify the pager command to use for displaying files.
    Defaults to the `$CHOT_PAGER` environment variable, or `bat` if available,
    otherwise `less`.

    When multiple files are found, `bat` displays all files continuously
    with syntax highlighting. With `less`, use `:n` to navigate to the
    next file and `:p` for the previous file.

- **-t**, **--type** _handler\[:handler:...\]_

    Specify which file type handlers to use and in what order.
    Handlers are specified as colon-separated names (case-insensitive).

    Default: `Command:Perl:Python:Ruby:Node`

    Available handlers:
    \- `Command`: Search for executable commands in `$PATH`
    \- `Perl`: Search for Perl modules in `@INC`
    \- `Python`: Search for Python libraries using Python's inspect module
    \- `Ruby`: Search for Ruby libraries using `$LOADED_FEATURES`
    \- `Node`: Search for Node.js modules using `require.resolve`

    Examples:
        chot --type Perl Getopt::Long       # Only search Perl modules
        chot --type python json             # Only search Python modules
        chot --type ruby yaml               # Only search Ruby libraries
        chot --type node express            # Only search Node.js modules

- **--py**

    Shortcut for `--type Python`. Search only Python modules.

- **--pl**

    Shortcut for `--type Perl`. Search only Perl modules.

- **--rb**

    Shortcut for `--type Ruby`. Search only Ruby libraries.

- **--nd**

    Shortcut for `--type Node`. Search only Node.js modules.

- **--bat-theme** _mode_=_theme_

    Specify the default bat theme for light or dark terminal backgrounds.
    Can be used multiple times.

        --bat-theme light=GitHub --bat-theme dark=Monokai

    If `bat` is used as the pager and `BAT_THEME` is not set, the
    terminal background luminance is detected and the appropriate theme
    is applied.  Built-in defaults are `Coldark-Cold` for light and
    `Coldark-Dark` for dark backgrounds.

- **--suffix** _extension_

    Specify file suffix/extension to search for (mainly for Perl modules).

    Default: `.pm`

- **--skip** _pattern_

    Specify directory patterns to skip during search.
    Can be used multiple times to specify multiple patterns.

    Default: none (optex symlinks are resolved automatically)

# HANDLER MODULES

The program uses a plugin architecture where different file type handlers
are dynamically loaded based on the `--type` option. Each handler must
implement a `get_path($app, $name)` method.

- **App::chot::Command**

    Handler for executable commands. Searches through `$PATH` environment
    variable to find executable files.

    For [optex](https://metacpan.org/pod/App%3A%3Aoptex) symlinks (commands that are symlinks pointing
    to the `optex` binary), the handler resolves them to the actual
    command by searching `$PATH` (skipping other optex symlinks). If the
    command has an alias defined in `~/.optex.d/config.toml`, the alias
    target is used for resolution. When a `~/.optex.d/NAME.rc`
    configuration file exists, it is included in the results.

- **App::chot::Perl**

    Handler for Perl modules. Searches through `@INC` paths to find
    Perl module files (.pm and .pl files).

- **App::chot::Python**

    Handler for Python libraries. Executes Python's `inspect.getsourcefile()`
    function to locate Python module files.

- **App::chot::Ruby**

    Handler for Ruby libraries. Loads the specified library with `require`
    and inspects `$LOADED_FEATURES` to find the actual file path.
    Documentation is displayed using `ri`.

- **App::chot::Node**

    Handler for Node.js modules. Uses `require.resolve` with global paths
    to locate module entry points.
    Documentation is opened via `npm docs`.

# EXAMPLES

    # Display a script command (brew is a shell script)
    chot brew

    # Display a Perl module
    chot List::Util

    # Display a Python module
    chot --py json

    # Just show the file path
    chot -l brew

    # Show detailed file information
    chot -ll Getopt::Long

    # Show documentation (perldoc for Perl, pydoc for Python, ri for Ruby, etc.)
    chot -m List::Util
    chot --py -m json
    chot --rb -m json
    chot -m ls

    # Only search for Perl modules
    chot --pl Data::Dumper

    # Only search for Python modules
    chot --py os.path

    # Display a Ruby library
    chot --rb yaml

    # Display a Node.js module
    chot --nd express

    # Use a custom pager
    chot --pager "vim -R" List::Util

    # Pass options to the pager (use -- to separate)
    chot -- +10 List::Util  # Open at line 10

# INSTALLATION

    # Homebrew
    brew tap tecolicom/tap
    brew install app-chot

    # From CPAN
    cpanm App::chot

    # From GitHub
    cpanm https://github.com/tecolicom/App-chot.git

# ENVIRONMENT

- **CHOT\_PAGER**

    Default pager command to use when displaying files.
    If not set, `bat` is used if available, otherwise `less`.

- **BAT\_THEME**

    Theme for `bat` pager.  If set, takes precedence over `--bat-theme`
    option and automatic detection.  See `bat --list-themes` for available
    themes.

- **OPTEX\_ROOT**

    Root directory for optex configuration.  Defaults to `~/.optex.d`.
    Used to locate `config.toml` and `*.rc` files for optex command
    resolution.

# SEE ALSO

[App::chot](https://metacpan.org/pod/App%3A%3Achot), [Getopt::EX](https://metacpan.org/pod/Getopt%3A%3AEX), [Getopt::EX::Hashed](https://metacpan.org/pod/Getopt%3A%3AEX%3A%3AHashed)

# AUTHOR

Kazumasa Utashiro

# LICENSE

Copyright 1992-2026 Kazumasa Utashiro.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.