tldr/pages/common/chroma.md

chroma

Chroma is a general-purpose syntax highlighting library and corresponding command, for Go. More information: https://github.com/alecthomas/chroma.

• Highlight a source file with python lexer and output to terminal:

chroma --lexer="{{python}}" {{source_file}}

• Highlight a source file with Go lexer and output to a HTML file:

chroma --lexer="{{go}}" --formatter="{{html}}" {{source_file}} > {{html_file}}

• Highlight a source file with C++ lexer and output to an SVG image, using the Monokai style:

chroma --lexer="{{c++}}" --formatter="{{svg}}" --syle="{{monokai}}" {{source_file}} > {{svg_file}}