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+zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters
+======================================
+
+Syntax highlighting is done by pluggable highlighters:
+
+* `main` - the base highlighter, and the only one [active by default][main].
+* `brackets` - [matches brackets][brackets] and parenthesis.
+* `pattern` - matches [user-defined patterns][pattern].
+* `regexp` - matches [user-defined regular expressions][regexp].
+* `cursor` - matches [the cursor position][cursor].
+* `root` - highlights the whole command line [if the current user is root][root].
+* `line` - applied to [the whole command line][line].
+
+[main]: highlighters/main.md
+[brackets]: highlighters/brackets.md
+[pattern]: highlighters/pattern.md
+[regexp]: highlighters/regexp.md
+[cursor]: highlighters/cursor.md
+[root]: highlighters/root.md
+[line]: highlighters/line.md
+
+
+Highlighter-independent settings
+--------------------------------
+
+By default, all command lines are highlighted. However, it is possible to
+prevent command lines longer than a fixed number of characters from being
+highlighted by setting the variable `${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_MAXLENGTH}` to the maximum
+length (in characters) of command lines to be highlighter. This is useful when
+editing very long command lines (for example, with the [`fned`][fned] utility
+function). Example:
+
+[fned]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/User-Contributions.html#index-zed
+
+```zsh
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_MAXLENGTH=512
+```
+
+
+How to activate highlighters
+----------------------------
+
+To activate an highlighter, add it to the `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS` array in
+`~/.zshrc`, for example:
+
+```zsh
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS=(main brackets pattern cursor)
+```
+
+By default, `$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS` is unset and only the `main`
+highlighter is active.
+
+
+How to tweak highlighters
+-------------------------
+
+Highlighters look up styles from the `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES` associative array.
+Navigate into the [individual highlighters' documentation](highlighters/) to
+see what styles (keys) each highlighter 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-Highlighting]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Character-Highlighting
+
+Some highlighters support additional configuration parameters; see each
+highlighter's documentation for details and examples.
+
+
+How to implement a new highlighter
+----------------------------------
+
+To create your own `acme` highlighter:
+
+* Create your script at
+ `highlighters/acme/acme-highlighter.zsh`.
+
+* Implement the `_zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_predicate` function.
+ This function must return 0 when the highlighter needs to be called and
+ non-zero otherwise, for example:
+
+ ```zsh
+ _zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_predicate() {
+ # Call this highlighter in SVN working copies
+ [[ -d .svn ]]
+ }
+ ```
+
+* Implement the `_zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_paint` function.
+ This function does the actual syntax highlighting, by calling
+ `_zsh_highlight_add_highlight` with the start and end of the region to
+ be highlighted and the `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES` key to use. Define the default
+ style for that key in the highlighter script outside of any function with
+ `: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[key]:=value}`, being sure to prefix
+ the key with your highlighter name and a colon. For example:
+
+ ```zsh
+ : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[acme:aurora]:=fg=green}
+
+ _zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_paint() {
+ # Colorize the whole buffer with the 'aurora' style
+ _zsh_highlight_add_highlight 0 $#BUFFER acme:aurora
+ }
+ ```
+
+ If you need to test which options the user has set, test `zsyh_user_options`
+ with a sensible default if the option is not present in supported zsh
+ versions. For example:
+
+ ```zsh
+ [[ ${zsyh_user_options[ignoreclosebraces]:-off} == on ]]
+ ```
+
+ The option name must be all lowercase with no underscores and not an alias.
+
+* Name your own functions and global variables `_zsh_highlight_acme_*`.
+
+ - In zsh-syntax-highlighting 0.4.0 and earlier, the entrypoints
+ `_zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_predicate` and
+ `_zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_paint`
+ were named
+ `_zsh_highlight_acme_highlighter_predicate` and
+ `_zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_paint` respectively.
+
+ These names are still supported for backwards compatibility;
+ however, support for them will be removed in a future major or minor release (v0.x.0 or v1.0.0).
+
+* Activate your highlighter in `~/.zshrc`:
+
+ ```zsh
+ ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS+=(acme)
+ ```
+
+* [Write tests](../tests/README.md).
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+zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters / brackets
+-------------------------------------------------
+
+This is the `brackets` highlighter, that highlights brackets and parentheses, and
+matches them.
+
+
+### How to tweak it
+
+This highlighter defines the following styles:
+
+* `bracket-error` - unmatched brackets
+* `bracket-level-N` - brackets with nest level N
+* `cursor-matchingbracket` - the matching bracket, if cursor is on a bracket
+
+To override one of those styles, change its entry in `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES`,
+for example in `~/.zshrc`:
+
+```zsh
+# To define styles for nested brackets up to level 4
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[bracket-level-1]='fg=blue,bold'
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[bracket-level-2]='fg=red,bold'
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[bracket-level-3]='fg=yellow,bold'
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[bracket-level-4]='fg=magenta,bold'
+```
+
+The syntax for values is the same as the syntax of "types of highlighting" of
+the zsh builtin `$zle_highlight` array, which is documented in [the `zshzle(1)`
+manual page][zshzle-Character-Highlighting].
+
+[zshzle-Character-Highlighting]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Character-Highlighting
diff --git a/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/cursor.md b/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/cursor.md
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+zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters / cursor
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+This is the `cursor` highlighter, that highlights the cursor.
+
+
+### How to tweak it
+
+This highlighter defines the following styles:
+
+* `cursor` - the style for the current cursor position
+
+To override one of those styles, change its entry in `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES`,
+for example in `~/.zshrc`:
+
+```zsh
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[cursor]='bg=blue'
+```
+
+The syntax for values is the same as the syntax of "types of highlighting" of
+the zsh builtin `$zle_highlight` array, which is documented in [the `zshzle(1)`
+manual page][zshzle-Character-Highlighting].
+
+[zshzle-Character-Highlighting]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Character-Highlighting
diff --git a/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/line.md b/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/line.md
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+zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters / line
+---------------------------------------------
+
+This is the `line` highlighter, that highlights the whole line.
+
+
+### How to tweak it
+
+This highlighter defines the following styles:
+
+* `line` - the style for the whole line
+
+To override one of those styles, change its entry in `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES`,
+for example in `~/.zshrc`:
+
+```zsh
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[line]='bold'
+```
+
+The syntax for values is the same as the syntax of "types of highlighting" of
+the zsh builtin `$zle_highlight` array, which is documented in [the `zshzle(1)`
+manual page][zshzle-Character-Highlighting].
+
+[zshzle-Character-Highlighting]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Character-Highlighting
diff --git a/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/main.md b/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/main.md
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+zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters / main
+---------------------------------------------
+
+This is the `main` highlighter, that highlights:
+
+* Commands
+* Options
+* Arguments
+* Paths
+* Strings
+
+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 (`if`, `for`)
+* `alias` - aliases
+* `suffix-alias` - suffix aliases (requires zsh 5.1.1 or newer)
+* `global-alias` - global aliases
+* `builtin` - shell builtin commands (`shift`, `pwd`, `zstyle`)
+* `function` - function names
+* `command` - command names
+* `precommand` - precommand modifiers (e.g., `noglob`, `builtin`)
+* `commandseparator` - command separation tokens (`;`, `&&`)
+* `hashed-command` - hashed commands
+* `autodirectory` - a directory name in command position when the `AUTO_CD` option is set
+* `path` - existing filenames
+* `path_pathseparator` - path separators in filenames (`/`); if unset, `path` is used (default)
+* `path_prefix` - prefixes of existing filenames
+* `path_prefix_pathseparator` - path separators in prefixes of existing filenames (`/`); if unset, `path_prefix` is used (default)
+* `globbing` - globbing expressions (`*.txt`)
+* `history-expansion` - history expansion expressions (`!foo` and `^foo^bar`)
+* `command-substitution` - command substitutions (`$(echo foo)`)
+* `command-substitution-unquoted` - an unquoted command substitution (`$(echo foo)`)
+* `command-substitution-quoted` - a quoted command substitution (`"$(echo foo)"`)
+* `command-substitution-delimiter` - command substitution delimiters (`$(` and `)`)
+* `command-substitution-delimiter-unquoted` - an unquoted command substitution delimiters (`$(` and `)`)
+* `command-substitution-delimiter-quoted` - a quoted command substitution delimiters (`"$(` and `)"`)
+* `process-substitution` - process substitutions (`<(echo foo)`)
+* `process-substitution-delimiter` - process substitution delimiters (`<(` and `)`)
+* `arithmetic-expansion` - arithmetic expansion `$(( 42 ))`)
+* `single-hyphen-option` - single-hyphen options (`-o`)
+* `double-hyphen-option` - double-hyphen options (`--option`)
+* `back-quoted-argument` - backtick command substitution (`` `foo` ``)
+* `back-quoted-argument-unclosed` - unclosed backtick command substitution (`` `foo ``)
+* `back-quoted-argument-delimiter` - backtick command substitution delimiters (`` ` ``)
+* `single-quoted-argument` - single-quoted arguments (`` 'foo' ``)
+* `single-quoted-argument-unclosed` - unclosed single-quoted arguments (`` 'foo ``)
+* `double-quoted-argument` - double-quoted arguments (`` "foo" ``)
+* `double-quoted-argument-unclosed` - unclosed double-quoted arguments (`` "foo ``)
+* `dollar-quoted-argument` - dollar-quoted arguments (`` $'foo' ``)
+* `dollar-quoted-argument-unclosed` - unclosed dollar-quoted arguments (`` $'foo ``)
+* `rc-quote` - two single quotes inside single quotes when the `RC_QUOTES` option is set (`` 'foo''bar' ``)
+* `dollar-double-quoted-argument` - parameter expansion inside double quotes (`$foo` inside `""`)
+* `back-double-quoted-argument` - backslash escape sequences inside double-quoted arguments (`\"` in `"foo\"bar"`)
+* `back-dollar-quoted-argument` - backslash escape sequences inside dollar-quoted arguments (`\x` in `$'\x48'`)
+* `assign` - parameter assignments (`x=foo` and `x=( )`)
+* `redirection` - redirection operators (`<`, `>`, etc)
+* `comment` - comments, when `setopt INTERACTIVE_COMMENTS` is in effect (`echo # foo`)
+* `comment` - elided parameters in command position (`$x ls` when `$x` is unset or empty)
+* `named-fd` - named file descriptor (the `fd` in `echo foo {fd}>&2`)
+* `numeric-fd` - numeric file descriptor (the `2` in `echo foo {fd}>&2`)
+* `arg0` - a command word other than one of those enumerated above (other than a command, precommand, alias, function, or shell builtin command).
+* `default` - everything else
+
+To override one of those styles, change its entry in `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES`,
+for example in `~/.zshrc`:
+
+```zsh
+# Declare the variable
+typeset -A ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES
+
+# To differentiate aliases from other command types
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[alias]='fg=magenta,bold'
+
+# To have paths colored instead of underlined
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[path]='fg=cyan'
+
+# To disable highlighting of globbing expressions
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[globbing]='none'
+```
+
+The syntax for values is the same as the syntax of "types of highlighting" of
+the zsh builtin `$zle_highlight` array, which is documented in [the `zshzle(1)`
+manual page][zshzle-Character-Highlighting].
+
+#### Parameters
+
+To avoid partial path lookups on a path, add the path to the `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_DIRS_BLACKLIST` array.
+
+```zsh
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_DIRS_BLACKLIST+=(/mnt/slow_share)
+```
+
+### Useless trivia
+
+#### Forward compatibility.
+
+zsh-syntax-highlighting attempts to be forward-compatible with zsh.
+Specifically, we attempt to facilitate highlighting _command word_ types that
+had not yet been invented when this version of zsh-syntax-highlighting was
+released.
+
+A _command word_ is something like a function name, external command name, et
+cetera. (See
+[Simple Commands & Pipelines in `zshmisc(1)`][zshmisc-Simple-Commands-And-Pipelines]
+for a formal definition.)
+
+If a new _kind_ of command word is ever added to zsh — something conceptually
+different than "function" and "alias" and "external command" — then command words
+of that (new) kind will be highlighted by the style `arg0_$kind`,
+where `$kind` is the output of `type -w` on the new kind of command word. If that
+style is not defined, then the style `arg0` will be used instead.
+
+[zshmisc-Simple-Commands-And-Pipelines]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Shell-Grammar.html#Simple-Commands-_0026-Pipelines
+
+[zshzle-Character-Highlighting]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Character-Highlighting
diff --git a/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/pattern.md b/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/pattern.md
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+zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters / pattern
+------------------------------------------------
+
+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` associative array, for example in `~/.zshrc`:
+
+```zsh
+# Declare the variable
+typeset -A ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_PATTERNS
+
+# To have commands starting with `rm -rf` in red:
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_PATTERNS+=('rm -rf *' 'fg=white,bold,bg=red')
+```
+
+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-Highlighting]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Character-Highlighting
diff --git a/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/regexp.md b/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/regexp.md
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+zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters / regexp
+------------------------------------------------
+
+This is the `regexp` highlighter, that highlights user-defined regular
+expressions. It's similar to the `pattern` highlighter, but allows more complex
+patterns.
+
+### How to tweak it
+
+To use this highlighter, associate regular expressions with styles in the
+`ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_REGEXP` associative array, for example in `~/.zshrc`:
+
+```zsh
+typeset -A ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_REGEXP
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_REGEXP+=('^rm .*' fg=red,bold)
+```
+
+This will highlight lines that start with a call to the `rm` command.
+
+The regular expressions flavour used is [PCRE][pcresyntax] when the
+`RE_MATCH_PCRE` option is set and POSIX Extended Regular Expressions (ERE),
+as implemented by the platform's C library, otherwise. For details on the
+latter, see [the `zsh/regex` module's documentation][MAN_ZSH_REGEX] and the
+`regcomp(3)` and `re_format(7)` manual pages on your system.
+
+For instance, to highlight `sudo` only as a complete word, i.e., `sudo cmd`,
+but not `sudoedit`, one might use:
+
+* When the `RE_MATCH_PCRE` is set:
+
+ ```zsh
+ typeset -A ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_REGEXP
+ ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_REGEXP+=('\bsudo\b' fg=123,bold)
+ ```
+
+* When the `RE_MATCH_PCRE` is unset, on platforms with GNU `libc` (e.g., many GNU/Linux distributions):
+
+ ```zsh
+ typeset -A ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_REGEXP
+ ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_REGEXP+=('\<sudo\>' fg=123,bold)
+ ```
+
+* When the `RE_MATCH_PCRE` is unset, on BSD-based platforms (e.g., macOS):
+
+ ```zsh
+ typeset -A ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_REGEXP
+ ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_REGEXP+=('[[:<:]]sudo[[:>:]]' fg=123,bold)
+ ```
+
+Note, however, that PCRE and POSIX ERE have a large common subset:
+for instance, the regular expressions `[abc]`, `a*`, and `(a|b)` have the same
+meaning in both flavours.
+
+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].
+
+See also: [regular expressions tutorial][perlretut], zsh regexp operator `=~`
+in [the `zshmisc(1)` manual page][zshmisc-Conditional-Expressions]
+
+[zshzle-Character-Highlighting]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Character-Highlighting
+[perlretut]: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlretut.html
+[zshmisc-Conditional-Expressions]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Conditional-Expressions.html#Conditional-Expressions
+[MAN_ZSH_REGEX]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Modules.html#The-zsh_002fregex-Module
+[pcresyntax]: https://www.pcre.org/original/doc/html/pcresyntax.html
diff --git a/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/root.md b/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/root.md
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+zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters / root
+---------------------------------------------
+
+This is the `root` highlighter, that highlights the whole line if the current
+user is root.
+
+
+### How to tweak it
+
+This highlighter defines the following styles:
+
+* `root` - the style for the whole line if the current user is root.
+
+To override one of those styles, change its entry in `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES`,
+for example in `~/.zshrc`:
+
+```zsh
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[root]='bg=red'
+```
+
+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-Highlighting]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Character-Highlighting