diff --git a/bin/qemush b/bin/qemush
index 5b13770..d0258a5 100755
--- a/bin/qemush
+++ b/bin/qemush
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ exec_as qemu "$@"
 
 bin=bin
 images=images
+if [ -t 1 ]; then
+    cat=src-hilite-lesspipe.sh
+else
+    cat=cat
+fi
 
 PATH="./${bin}:${PATH}"
 EDITOR="${EDITOR:-nvim}"
@@ -101,6 +106,10 @@ public_shell() {
     bash -i
 }
 
+public_cat() {
+    "$cat" "${bin}/${1}"
+}
+
 function="$1"
 shift