cmdop highlight

Display files with syntax highlighting in your terminal. Like cat but pretty.

Basic usage


cmdop highlight main.py
cmdop highlight main.py main.go README.md       # multiple files
cmdop highlight -n config.yaml                  # line numbers
cmdop highlight -l python script                # force language
cmdop highlight -t dracula main.go              # different theme

List supported languages and themes


cmdop highlight --list-languages
cmdop highlight --list-themes

Default theme is monokai. Bundled themes include dracula, solarized-dark, solarized-light, gruvbox, nord, one-dark, github.

Flags

Flag	Description
`-n`, `--line-numbers`	Show line numbers
`-l`, `--language <lang>`	Force language (auto-detect by default)
`-t`, `--theme <theme>`	Color theme (default: `monokai`)
`--list-languages`	List supported languages
`--list-themes`	List available themes

The `ccat` shell alias

When you run cmdop register or cmdop connect, cmdop auto-installs a shell alias ccat:


ccat main.py            # same as: cmdop highlight main.py
ccat -n config.yaml

The alias is added to your shell rc file (~/.zshrc, ~/.bashrc). Disable it with:


cmdop register --no-aliases
cmdop connect --no-aliases

Combining with files


# Pull a remote file and highlight it locally
cmdop files cat vps-audi:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf | cmdop highlight -l nginx

Inside chat output

The chat surface uses the same renderer for code blocks. If you set a theme via cmdop highlight -t <theme>, that theme also applies to code in chat replies.

Auto-detection

If no -l is passed, cmdop detects language by file extension first, then by content (shebang, MIME). Falls back to plain text on miss.