zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters / main ============================================= This is the ***main*** highlighter, that highlights: * Commands * Options * Arguments * Paths * Strings How to activate it ------------------ To activate it, add it to `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS`: ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS=( [...] main) This highlighter is active by default. How to tweak it --------------- This highlighter defines the following styles: * `unknown-token` - unknown tokens / errors * `reserved-word` - shell reserved words * `alias` - aliases * `builtin` - shell builtin commands * `function` - functions * `command` - commands * `precommand` - precommands (i.e. exec, builtin, ...) * `commandseparator` - command separation tokens * `hashed-command` - hashed commands * `path` - paths * `path_prefix` - path prefixes * `path_approx` - approximated paths * `globbing` - globbing expressions * `history-expansion` - history expansion expressions * `single-hyphen-option` - single hyphen options * `double-hyphen-option` - double hyphen options * `back-quoted-argument` - backquoted expressions * `single-quoted-argument` - single quoted arguments * `double-quoted-argument` - double quoted arguments * `dollar-double-quoted-argument` - dollar double quoted arguments * `back-double-quoted-argument` - back double quoted arguments * `assign` - variable assignments * `default` - parts of the buffer that do not match anything To override one of those styles, change its entry in `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES`, for example in `~/.zshrc`: # To differentiate aliases from other command types ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[alias]='fg=magenta,bold' # To have paths colored instead of underlined ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[path]='fg=cyan' # To disable highlighting of globbing expressions ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[globbing]='none' The syntax for declaring styles is [documented here](http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#SEC135).