Terminal highlight code c,c++,java...etc?

michaelinux · 01-15-2011, 07:55 PM

How do i get my terminal to highlight code when i'm writing some code, i remember it was already enabled in all the other distributions that i have used, i remember one time i had to edit some file to enable it and i had to get some code to make it highlight what programming language i was using, i can't really remember what file it was so if you can help me, i'd really appreciate it.
thanks.

MS3FGX · 01-15-2011, 08:07 PM

Surely you aren't writing code with Bash alone. What text editor are you using to program in?

MTK358 · 01-16-2011, 08:36 AM

This has nothing at all to do with the terminal.

michaelinux · 01-16-2011, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MS3FGX

Surely you aren't writing code with Bash alone. What text editor are you using to program in?

i've always used nano, i'm learning to use vim though, i only use IDEs when i have a really big project.
i hope you can help me, as i said before i have done this before but i just can't remember.

Anisha Kaul · 01-16-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by michaelinux

How do i get my terminal to highlight code when i'm writing some code,

Can you give a dummy example of this for us to understand what you are saying? e.g what do you do when you get the terminal:

Code:

anisha@linux-dpjj:~>

MTK358 · 01-16-2011, 10:20 AM

As far as I know, only the unstable version of nano supports syntax highlighting. Maybe they released it by now.

Anisha Kaul · 01-16-2011, 10:22 AM

Emacs running inside the terminal does support syntax highlighting, if that's what you mean.

brianL · 01-16-2011, 02:49 PM

If you look in /usr/doc for nano, you'll find a nanorc example, with the options for syntax highlighting right at the bottom. Copy that to your home directory as .nanorc, and edit it.

michaelinux · 01-17-2011, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by brianL

If you look in /usr/doc for nano, you'll find a nanorc example, with the options for syntax highlighting right at the bottom. Copy that to your home directory as .nanorc, and edit it.

ok i'll try that when i get home.
and for those that don't understand what i mean, what i'm trying to do is just like when in a IDE you get the programming language keywords highlighted in other color. that's what am trying to get.
anyway, i'll let you know if i get anything done.

Anisha Kaul · 01-17-2011, 11:42 AM

Ever heard of Emacs? It does what you want.

Anisha Kaul · 01-17-2011, 11:46 AM

Look up this: http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/Documenta...q_5.html#SEC75