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enscript: Display available syntax highlighting languages and file formats.

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$ enscript --help-highlight

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The command enscript --help-highlight is used to display a list of available syntax highlighting styles and their corresponding language definitions supported by enscript.

enscript is a command-line tool that converts text files into PostScript, PDF, or other output formats, allowing for various formatting options. Syntax highlighting is a feature that colors and styles different elements of code or programming languages to make them easier to read and understand.

When enscript is executed with the --help-highlight option, it shows a list of supported syntax highlighting styles along with the names of the programming languages they are associated with. The command serves as a quick reference to see which languages are supported and how they will be highlighted when converting files using enscript.

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.

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