chroma
A general-purpose syntax highlighter.
The --lexer
option is usually unnecessary, as it will be automatically determined based on the file extension.
More information: https://github.com/alecthomas/chroma.
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Highlight source code from a file with the Python lexer and output to
stdout
:
chroma --lexer {{python}} {{path/to/source_file.py}}
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Highlight source code from a file with the Go lexer and output to an HTML file:
chroma --lexer {{go}} --formatter {{html}} {{path/to/source_file.go}} > {{path/to/target_file.html}}
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Highlight source code from
stdin
with the C++ lexer and output to an SVG file, using the Monokai style:
{{command}} | chroma --lexer {{c++}} --formatter {{svg}} --style {{monokai}} > {{path/to/target_file.svg}}
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List available lexers, styles and formatters:
chroma --list
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