highlight

Outputs syntax-highlighted source code to a variety of formats.

• 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

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