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### Adding new syntaxes / language definitions ### 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 library for syntax highlighting. `syntect` can read any
[Sublime Text `.sublime-syntax` file](https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/syntax.html) [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: 1. Create a folder with syntax definition files:
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bat cache --clear bat cache --clear
``` ```
4. If you think that a specific syntax should be included in `bat` by default, please 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 consider opening a "syntax request" ticket after reading the policies and
instructions [here](doc/assets.md) 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 ### Adding new themes

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## 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 `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 code. As a basis, syntect uses [Sublime Text](https://www.sublimetext.com/) syntax definitions
in the `.sublime-syntax` format. in the `.sublime-syntax` format.
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Make sure that the local cache does not interfere with the internally stored syntaxes and Make sure that the local cache does not interfere with the internally stored syntaxes and
themes (`bat cache --clear`). themes (`bat cache --clear`).
## Criteria for inclusion of new syntaxes
* More than 10,000 downloads on packagecontrol.io/
### Manual modifications ### Manual modifications
The following files have been manually modified after converting from a `.tmLanguage` file: The following files have been manually modified after converting from a `.tmLanguage` file:
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https://github.com/seanjames777/SML-Language-Definition/blob/master/sml.tmLanguage https://github.com/seanjames777/SML-Language-Definition/blob/master/sml.tmLanguage
* `Cabal.sublime_syntax` has been added manually from * `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. 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/