cat or bat doesn t work , pls someone more expert can help me ?

[Rodobrodo2]

cat /etc/hosts
Copyright (C) 2007-2023 Kern Sibbald.

Version: 13.0.4 (12 February 2024) x86_64-pc-linux-gnu debian trixie/sid

Usage: bat [-s] [-c config_file] [-d debug_level] [config_file]
-c set configuration file to file
-dnn set debug level to nn
-s no signals
-t test - read configuration and exit
-? print this message.

[Rodobrodo2]

it works only with batcat