pygmentize Command Examples

Python-based syntax highlighter. More information: https://pygments.org/docs/cmdline/.

• Highlight file syntax and print to stdout (language is inferred from the file extension):

pygmentize {{file.py}}

• Explicitly set the language for syntax highlighting:

pygmentize -l {{javascript}} {{input_file}}

• List available lexers (processors for input languages):

pygmentize -L lexers

• Save output to a file in HTML format:

pygmentize -f html -o {{output_file.html}} {{input_file.py}}

• List available output formats:

pygmentize -L formatters

• Output an HTML file, with additional formatter options (full page, with line numbers):

pygmentize -f html -O "full,linenos=True" -o {{output_file.html}} {{input_file}}