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diff --git a/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/pattern.md b/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/pattern.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ecaa6a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/docs/highlighters/pattern.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +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 |