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Fast-Syntax-Highlighting Themes (Zshell)

Recursive fast-syntax-highlighting, highlights code passed to sh -c

• Installation
  • Manual
  • ZI
• Features
  • Themes
  • Variables
  • Brackets
  • Conditions
  • Strings
  • here-strings
  • exec descriptor-variables
  • for-loops and alternate syntax (brace {/} blocks)
  • Function definitions
  • Recursive eval and $( ) highlighting
  • Chroma functions
  • Math-mode highlighting
  • Zcalc highlighting
  • Performance

📥 Installation

Post install try: fast-theme -t z-shell. To enable: fast-theme z-shell.

📕 Manual Installation

Clone the Repository.

git clone https://github.com/z-shell/F-Sy-H ~/path/to/fsh

And add the following to your zshrc file.

source ~/path/to/fsh/F-Sy-H.plugin.zsh

ZI

Add the following to your zshrc file.

zi light z-shell/F-Sy-H

Here's an example of how to load the plugin together with a few other popular ones with the use of Turbo mode, i.e.: speeding up the Zsh startup by loading the plugin right after the first prompt, in background:

zi wait lucid for \
 atinit"ZI[COMPINIT_OPTS]=-C; zicompinit; zicdreplay" \
    z-shell/F-Sy-H \
 blockf \
    zsh-users/zsh-completions \
 atload"!_zsh_autosuggest_start" \
    zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions

Features

✴️ Themes

Switch themes via fast-theme {theme-name}.

Run fast-theme -t {theme-name} option to obtain the snippet above.

Run fast-theme -l to list available themes.

✴️ Variables

Comparing to the project zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting (the upper line):

✴️ Brackets

✴️ Conditions

Comparing to the project zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting (the upper line):

Strings

Exact highlighting that recognizes quotings.

✴️ here-strings

✴️ exec descriptor-variables

Comparing to the project zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting (the upper line):

✴️ for-loops and alternate syntax (brace {/} blocks)

✴️ Function definitions

Comparing to the project zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting (the upper 2 lines):

✴️ Recursive eval and $( ) highlighting

Comparing to the project zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting (the upper line):

✴️ Chroma functions

Highlighting that is specific for a given command.

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The chromas

that are enabled by default can be found

here.

✴️ Math-mode highlighting

✴️ Zcalc highlighting

Performance

Performance differences can be observed in this Asciinema recording, where a 10 kB function is being edited.