highlight Command Examples

Outputs syntax-highlighted source code to a variety of formats. More information: http://www.andre-simon.de/doku/highlight/highlight.php.

• Produce a complete HTML document from a source code file:

highlight --out-format={{html}} --style {{theme_name}} --syntax {{language}} {{path/to/source_code}}

• Produce an HTML fragment, suitable for inclusion in a larger document:

highlight --out-format={{html}} --fragment --syntax {{language}} {{source_file}}

• Inline the CSS styling in every tag:

highlight --out-format={{html}} --inline-css --syntax {{language}} {{source_file}}

• List all supported languages, themes, or plugins:

highlight --list-scripts {{langs|themes|plugins}}

• Print a CSS stylesheet for a theme:

highlight --out-format={{html}} --print-style --style {{theme_name}} --syntax {{language}}] --stdout