
chroma:tldr:5159b
chroma: 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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This command involves a few variables and a series of commands being executed together. Let's break it down step by step:
${command}
: Represents a placeholder for an actual command or a script that produces some output.|
: It is a pipe symbol that redirects the output of the previous command (in this case,${command}
) to the input of the next command (chroma
).chroma
: Refers to the chroma command-line tool, which is used for syntax highlighting.--lexer ${c++}
: Specifies the lexer to be used for the syntax highlighting. In this case,${c++}
is used as a placeholder for the C++ programming language, which implies that the source code treated as C++.--formatter ${svg}
: Specifies the formatter to be used for the output.${svg}
is used as a placeholder for the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format, which means that the output will be in SVG format.--style ${monokai}
: Specifies the style or theme to be applied to the syntax highlighting.${monokai}
is used as a placeholder for the Monokai style.> ${path-to-target_file-svg}
: Redirects the output of the previous command to a file specified by${path-to-target_file-svg}
. The>
symbol indicates that the output is being redirected to a file instead of the standard output (console).
Therefore, when this command is executed, it runs the command or script represented by ${command}
, applies syntax highlighting using the C++ lexer, formats the output in SVG, applies the Monokai style, and saves the resulting SVG file to the path specified by ${path-to-target_file-svg}
.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.