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✨〰️Feature-rich Syntax Highlighting〰️✨

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Fast-Syntax-Highlighting Themes


Recursive fast-syntax-highlighting, highlights code passed to sh -c


Switch themes via fast-theme {theme-name}.

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Run fast-theme -t {theme-name} option to obtain the snippet above.

Run fast-theme -l to list available themes.


Variables

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Brackets

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Conditions

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Strings

Exact highlighting that recognizes quotings.

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here-strings

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exec descriptor-variables

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for-loops and alternate syntax (brace {/} blocks)

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Function definitions

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Recursive eval and $( ) highlighting

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Chroma functions

Highlighting that is specific for a given command.

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The chromas that are enabled by default can be found here.


Math-mode highlighting

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Zcalc highlighting

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Performance

Performance differences can be observed in this Asciinema recording, where a 10 kB function is being edited.


Installation

Post install try: fast-theme -t z-shell. To enable: fast-theme z-shell.


Manual

Clone the Repository.

git clone https://github.com/z-shell/F-Sy-H ~/path/to/fsh
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And add the following to your zshrc file.

source ~/path/to/fsh/F-Sy-H.plugin.zsh
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ZI

Add the following to your zshrc file.

zi light z-shell/F-Sy-H
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Here's an example of how to load the plugin together with a few other popular ones with the use of Turbo mode, i.e.: speeding up the Zsh startup by loading the plugin right after the first prompt, in background:

zi wait lucid for \
 atinit"ZI[COMPINIT_OPTS]=-C; zicompinit; zicdreplay" \
    z-shell/F-Sy-H \
 blockf \
    zsh-users/zsh-completions \
 atload"!_zsh_autosuggest_start" \
    zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions
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Balázs Orbán

Wow, this is just the insanity I was hoping that existed and looking for

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