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enscript: Generate a PostScript file with syntax highlighting and color for a specified language.

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$ enscript ${path-to-input_file} --color=1 --highlight=${language} --output=${path-to-output_file}

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This is a command using the "enscript" utility, which is used to convert text files into PostScript or PDF format. Here is the breakdown of the command:

${path-to-input_file}: This is a placeholder that represents the path or location of the input file you want to convert. You should replace ${path-to-input_file} with the actual path or filename of your input file.
--color=1: This parameter enables color highlighting in the converted output. The value "1" means to use color for highlighting.
--highlight=${language}: This parameter specifies the language syntax to be used for highlighting. You should replace ${language} with the appropriate language syntax, such as "java", "python", "bash", etc.
--output=${path-to-output_file}: This parameter specifies the path or location where you want to save the converted output file. Replace ${path-to-output_file} with the desired path or filename.

When you run this command, the "enscript" utility will read the input file, apply color highlighting based on the specified language syntax, and convert the text into a PostScript or PDF file with the highlighted syntax. The output file will be saved at the specified location.

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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