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highlight:tldr:48e57
highlight: Produce a complete HTML document from a source code file.
$ highlight --out-format=${html} --style ${theme_name} --syntax ${language} ${path-to-source_code}
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This command is likely used to highlight the syntax of a source code file in a specified programming language and generate an HTML output using a specific theme/style.
Let's break down the command:
highlight
is likely the name of a program or command-line utility that performs syntax highlighting.--out-format=${html}
specifies the format of the generated output. Here,${html}
likely means that the output should be in HTML format.--style ${theme_name}
specifies the theme or style to be used for the syntax highlighting.${theme_name}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual name of the desired theme.--syntax ${language}
specifies the programming language of the source code. Similarly,${language}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual name of the desired language.${path-to-source_code}
represents the path to the source code file that needs to be highlighted. Replace it with the actual path to the file you want to highlight.
In summary, this command takes a source code file, applies syntax highlighting using a specified theme and programming language, and generates an HTML output displaying the highlighted source code.
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.