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# Improved Nano Syntax Highlighting Files
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This repository holds ``{lang}.nanorc`` files that have improved definitions of syntax highlighting for various languages.
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## Installation
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There are three ways to install this repo.
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### 1. Automatic installer
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Copy the following code to download and run the installer script:
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```sh
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curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scopatz/nanorc/master/install.sh | sh
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```
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If your machine doesn't have `curl` command, use this code:
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```sh
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scopatz/nanorc/master/install.sh -O- | sh
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```
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This automatically unpacks all the `.nanorc` files to `~/.nano`.
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#### Note
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Some syntax definitions which exist in Nano upstream may be preferable to the ones provided by this package.
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The ` install.sh` script may be run with `-l` or `--lite` to insert the included syntax definitions from this package with *lower* precedence than the ones provided by the standard package.
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### 2. Package managers
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The follow table lists all systems with this package published.
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Feel free to add your official package manager.
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> Systems that are based in others' package managers or repositories are compatible. For example: `pacman` based systems are compatible with `Arch Linux`.
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| System | Command |
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| ---------- | ---------------------------------------- |
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| Arch Linux | `pacman -S nano-syntax-highlighting` |
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### 3. Clone repo (copy the files)
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The files should be placed inside of the `~/.nano/` directory.
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You can put the files in another directory inside the correct `.nano` folder.
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For example: `~/.nano/nanorc/`.
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For readability will use `$install_path` for the path of your choose (in *system wide* the path is always `/usr/share/nano-syntax-highlighting/`).
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For user, only run:
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`git clone git@github.com:scopatz/nanorc.git $install_path` or
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`git clone https://github.com/scopatz/nanorc.git $install_path`
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For system wide, run:
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`sudo git clone https://github.com/scopatz/nanorc.git $install_path`
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## Configuration
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After installation, you need to inform `nano` to used the new highlight files.
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The configuration file is located at `~/.nanorc`, for users, and at `/etc/nanorc`, for system wide.
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If this file doesn't exist, create a new one.
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Again there are three ways:
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### 1. Include all
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Append the content of the folder in one line, with wildcard:
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`echo "include $install_path/*.nanorc" >> ~/.nanorc` or
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`echo "include $install_path/*.nanorc" >> /etc/nanorc`
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### 2. Include/append our `nanorc` file
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Simply run:
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`cat $install_path/nanorc >> ~/.nanorc` or
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`cat $install_path/nanorc >> /etc/nanorc`
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### 3. One by one
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Add your preferable languages one by one into the file. For example:
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```
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## C/C++
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include "~/.nano/c.nanorc"
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```
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## Tricks & Tweaks
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### MacOS
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`\<` and `\>` are regular character escapes on MacOS.
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The bug is fixed in Nano, but this might be a problem if you are using an older version
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If this is the case, replace them respectively with `[[:<:]]` and `[[:>:]]`.
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This is reported in [Issue 52](https://github.com/scopatz/nanorc/issues/52).
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### Why not include the original files?
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Good question! It's due to the way that nano reads the files, the regex instructions should be in a _specific order_ which is evident in some nanorc files.
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And if we use the `include` or `extendsyntax` commands, the colors or other things may not work as expected.
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The best way to make changes is by copying and editing the original files.
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Please see this [issue](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?5698).
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But if some original nanorc file needs an update, feel free to [patch it](https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?func=additem&group=nano)!
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### My shortcut is not working!
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Please see this [issue](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56994).
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## Acknowledgements
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Some of these files are derived from the original [Nano](https://www.nano-editor.org) editor [repo](https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/nano.git)
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