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author | sharkdp <davidpeter@web.de> | 2020-10-14 08:24:20 +0200 |
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committer | sharkdp <davidpeter@web.de> | 2020-10-14 08:24:20 +0200 |
commit | bf78b74db4274361d2d6eb4746e1c77667b99255 (patch) | |
tree | 59f8efdf64586345a147ca11153ef703b27d24d7 /README.md | |
parent | f80fba4d24fddbac4f481c6639f7b334dec149a1 (diff) |
Minor README improvements
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@@ -391,12 +391,16 @@ variable to make these changes permanent or use `bat`s ### Adding new syntaxes / language definitions -Should you find a particular syntax is not available within `bat`, you can follow these instructions to easily add new syntaxes to your current `bat` installation. +Should you find that a particular syntax is not available within `bat`, you can follow these +instructions to easily add new syntaxes to your current `bat` installation. -By default, `bat` uses the excellent [`syntect`](https://github.com/trishume/syntect/) +`bat` uses the excellent [`syntect`](https://github.com/trishume/syntect/) library for syntax highlighting. `syntect` can read any [Sublime Text `.sublime-syntax` file](https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/syntax.html) -and theme. +and theme. + +A good resource for finding Sublime Syntax packages is [Package Control](https://packagecontrol.io/). Once you found a +syntax: 1. Create a folder with syntax definition files: @@ -423,9 +427,9 @@ If you ever want to go back to the default settings, call: bat cache --clear ``` -4. If you think that a specific syntax should be included in `bat` by default, please - consider opening a "syntax request" ticket after reading the policies and - instructions [here](doc/assets.md) +4. If you think that a specific syntax should be included in `bat` by default, please + consider opening a "syntax request" ticket after reading the policies and + instructions [here](doc/assets.md): [Open Syntax Request](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/issues/new?labels=syntax-request&template=syntax_request.md). ### Adding new themes |