chroma

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A general-purpose syntax highlighter. The `--lexer` option is usually unnecessary, as it will be automatically determined based on the file extension.

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Options (3)

-l, --lexerboolean

Highlight source code from a file with the Python lexer and output to `stdout`

Example: chroma {{[-l|--lexer]}} {{python}} {{path/to/source_file.py}}

-f, --formatterboolean

Highlight source code from a file with the Go lexer and output to an HTML file

Example: chroma {{[-l|--lexer]}} {{go}} {{[-f|--formatter]}} {{html}} {{path/to/source_file.go}} > {{path/to/target_file.html}}

-s, --styleboolean

Highlight source code from `stdin` with the C++ lexer and output to an SVG file, using the Monokai style

Example:

{{command}} | chroma {{[-l|--lexer]}} {{c++}} {{[-f|--formatter]}} {{svg}} {{[-s|--style]}} {{monokai}} > {{path/to/target_file.svg}}

Examples (4)

Highlight source code from a file with the Python lexer and output to `stdout`

chroma [-l|--lexer] python path/to/source_file.py

Highlight source code from a file with the Go lexer and output to an HTML file

chroma [-l|--lexer] go [-f|--formatter] html path/to/source_file.go > path/to/target_file.html

Highlight source code from `stdin` with the C++ lexer and output to an SVG file, using the Monokai style

command | chroma [-l|--lexer] c++ [-f|--formatter] svg [-s|--style] monokai > path/to/target_file.svg

List available lexers, styles, and formatters

chroma --list

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