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you will not be able to run command bat after you install bat package from apt. were is how to fix it.

using update-alternative command

2023-07-10 11:06:50 [chchang@us ~ ]$ sudo update-alternatives --install
update-alternatives: --install needs <link> <name> <path> <priority>

Use 'update-alternatives --help' for program usage information.
2023-07-10 11:07:39 [chchang@us ~ ]$ 

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/local/bin/bat bat /usr/bin/batcat 20
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