Should not automatically add \n when using --plain

[admirabilis]

#300 ads a newline character to the output to avoid issues with the grid, which is understandable. But when using bat --plain, I would expect it to behave like cat, that is, if there is no newline at the end, I need to know it.

If the file is broken, it shouldn't be bat's job to fix it (some shells will deal with the annoyances of the output beautifully, like fish, which puts a ⏎ at the end of the output to show there is no newline, instead of leaving a broken prompt).

[admirabilis]

I have compiled a version of bat removing the code introduced in #300, and it doesn't seem to make any difference. Also, there is the fact that less also guarantees a newline at the end of files, so this is not much worth pursuing.

[sharkdp]

Thank you for the feedback. I do agree with your opinions and conclusions.

As a side-comment: note that you can use bat --show-all to check if there is a line-feed at the end of the file.

For example, compare:

▶ echo "test" | bat -A   
───────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       │ STDIN
───────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   1   │ test␊
───────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

~                                                                  
▶ echo -n "test" | bat -A
───────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       │ STDIN
───────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   1   │ test
───────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

[admirabilis]

That is very useful indeed, thanks!