zsh-syntax-highlighting

Install command: 
brew install zsh-syntax-highlighting

Fish shell like syntax highlighting for zsh

https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting

License: BSD-3-Clause

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/zsh-syntax-highlighting.json

Formula code: zsh-syntax-highlighting.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided.

Current versions:

stable ✅ 0.8.0
head ⚡️ HEAD

Uses from macOS: zsh (build, test)

To activate the syntax highlighting, add the following at the end of your .zshrc:
    source $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh

If you receive "highlighters directory not found" error message,
you may need to add the following to your .zshenv:
    export ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS_DIR=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/highlighters

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