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docs: Clarify highlighters documentation.

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Daniel Shahaf 2015-11-24 07:27:29 +00:00
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docs/highlighters.md
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@ -23,9 +23,16 @@ To activate an highlighter, add it to the `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS` array in
How to tweak highlighters
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Highlighters look up styles from the `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES` array.
Navigate into each highlighter directory to see what styles it defines
and how to configure it.
Highlighters look up styles from the `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES` associative array.
Navigate into each highlighter directory to see what styles (keys) it defines;
the syntax for values is the same as the syntax of "types of highlighting" of
the zsh builtin `$zle_highlight` array, which is documented in [the `zshzle(1)`
manual page][zshzle-Character-Highlighting].
[zshzle-Character-Highlighters]: http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Character-Highlighting
Some highlighters support additional configuration parameters; see each
highlighter's documentation for details.
How to implement a new highlighter

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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This is the `pattern` highlighter, that highlights user defined patterns.
### How to tweak it
To use this highlighter, associate patterns with styles in the
`ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_PATTERNS` array, for example in `~/.zshrc`:
`ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_PATTERNS` associative array, for example in `~/.zshrc`:
# To have commands starting with `rm -rf` in red:
ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_PATTERNS+=('rm -rf *' 'fg=white,bold,bg=red')