1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/commands/cat.c b/src/commands/cat.c
index f5622e8..8e22706 100644
--- a/src/commands/cat.c
+++ b/src/commands/cat.c
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include "../command.h"
 
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 struct Flags {
     bool number_lines;
@@ -138,6 +140,15 @@ COMMAND(cat) {
             continue;
         } else {
             files = true;
+            struct stat s;
+            if (stat(argv[i], &s) < 0) {
+                printf("error: failed to read %s: %s\n", argv[i], strerror(errno));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (!S_ISREG(s.st_mode)) {
+                printf("error: %s is not a file\n", argv[i]);
+                continue;
+            }
             FILE* in = get_file(argv[i], "r");
             cat_file(in, flags);
             fclose(in);