Minor README improvements

This commit is contained in:
sharkdp 2020-10-14 08:24:20 +02:00
parent f80fba4d24
commit bf78b74db4
2 changed files with 17 additions and 13 deletions

View File

@ -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

View File

@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
## Add New Syntax Highlighting into the bat binary
## Adding new builtin languages for syntax highlighting
Should you find that a particular syntax is not available within `bat` and think it should be included in `bat` by default, you can follow the instructions outlined below.
Should you find a particular syntax is not available within `bat` and think it should be included in `bat` by default, you can follow the instructions and policies outlined below.
`bat` uses the excellent [syntect](https://github.com/trishume/syntect) library to highlight source
code. As a basis, syntect uses [Sublime Text](https://www.sublimetext.com/) syntax definitions
in the `.sublime-syntax` format.
@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ in the `.sublime-syntax` format.
Make sure that the local cache does not interfere with the internally stored syntaxes and
themes (`bat cache --clear`).
## Criteria for inclusion of new syntaxes
* More than 10,000 downloads on packagecontrol.io/
### Manual modifications
The following files have been manually modified after converting from a `.tmLanguage` file:
@ -54,7 +58,3 @@ The following files have been manually modified after converting from a `.tmLang
https://github.com/seanjames777/SML-Language-Definition/blob/master/sml.tmLanguage
* `Cabal.sublime_syntax` has been added manually from
https://github.com/SublimeHaskell/SublimeHaskell/ - we don't want to include the whole submodule because it includes other syntaxes ("Haskell improved") as well.
## Criteria for inclusion of new syntaxes
* More than 10,000 downloads on packagecontrol.io/