Feature-rich Syntax Highlighting For Zsh

❮ ZI ❯ Feature-rich Syntax Highlighting

For more please see:

• https://z.digitalclouds.dev
• https://github.com/z-shell
• https://github.com/z-shell/F-Sy-H

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• Installation
  • Manual
  • ZI
• Features
  • Themes
  • Variables
  • Brackets
  • Conditions
  • Strings
  • here-strings
  • exec descriptor-variables
  • for-loops and alternate syntax (brace {/} blocks)
  • Function definitions
  • Recursive eval and $( ) highlighting
  • Chroma functions
  • Math-mode highlighting
  • Zcalc highlighting
• Performance

Installation

Post install try: fast-theme -t z-shell. To enable: fast-theme z-shell.

Manual

Clone the Repository.

git clone https://github.com/z-shell/F-Sy-H ~/path/to/fsh

And add the following to your zshrc file.

source ~/path/to/fsh/F-Sy-H.plugin.zsh

ZI

Add the following to your zshrc file.

zi light z-shell/F-Sy-H

Here's an example of how to load the plugin together with a few other popular ones with the use of Turbo mode,
i.e.: speeding up the Zsh startup by loading the plugin right after the first
prompt, in background:

zi wait lucid for \
 atinit"ZI[COMPINIT_OPTS]=-C; zicompinit; zicdreplay" \
    z-shell/F-Sy-H \
 blockf \
    zsh-users/zsh-completions \
 atload"!_zsh_autosuggest_start" \
    zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions

Features

Themes

Switch themes via fast-theme {theme-name}.

Run fast-theme -t {theme-name} option to obtain the snippet above.

Run fast-theme -l to list available themes.

Variables

Comparing to the project zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting (the upper line):

Brackets

Conditions

Comparing to the project zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting (the upper line):

Strings

Exact highlighting that recognizes quotings.

here-strings

exec descriptor-variables

Comparing to the project zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting (the upper line):

for-loops and alternate syntax (brace {/} blocks)

Function definitions

Comparing to the project zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting (the upper 2 lines):

Recursive eval and $( ) highlighting

Comparing to the project zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting (the upper line):

Chroma functions

Highlighting that is specific for a given command.

The chromas
that are enabled by default can be found
here.

Math-mode highlighting

Zcalc highlighting

Performance

Performance differences can be observed in this Asciinema recording, where a 10 kB function is being edited.