main: highlight redirection targets as paths

changelog.md

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 - Highlight `&>` `>&|` `>&!` `&>|` and `&>!` as redirection.
   [#942]
+- Highlight redirection targets as paths if possible [#982].
 
 
 # Changes in 0.8.0

highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh

@@ -1441,6 +1441,9 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_argument()
     if (( in_redirection )) && [[ $last_arg == *['<>']['&'] && $arg[$1,-1] == (<0->|p|-) ]]; then
       if [[ $arg[$1,-1] == (p|-) ]]; then
         base_style=redirection
+        if _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_check_path $arg[$1,-1] 0; then
+          base_style=$REPLY
+        fi
       else
         base_style=numeric-fd
       fi