SOURCE-HIGHLIGHT(1)

NAME
Source-highlight - convert source code to syntax highlighted document

SYNOPSIS
source-highlight [OPTIONS]... < input_file > output_file

DESCRIPTION
GNU source-highlight 3.1.7

Highlight the syntax of a source file (e.g. Java) into a specific format (e.g. HTML)

    source-highlight [OPTIONS]... -i input_file -o output_file source-highlight [OPTIONS]... [FILES]...

-h, --help
    Print help and exit

--detailed-help
    Print help, including all details and hidden options, and exit

-V, --version
    Print version and exit

-i, --input=filename
    input file. default std input

-o, --output=filename
    output file. default std output (when the third invocation form is used). If STDOUT is specified, the output is directed to standard output

you can simply specify some files at the command line and also use regular expressions (for instance *.java). In this case the name for the output files will be formed using the name of the source file with a .<ext> appended, where <ext> is the extension chosen according to the output format specified (for instance .html).

-s, --src-lang=STRING
    source language (use --lang-list to get the complete list). If not specified, the source language will be guessed from the file extension.

--lang-list
    list all the supported language and associated language definition file

--outlang-list
    list all the supported output language and associated language definition file

-f, --out-format=STRING
    output format (use --outlang-list to get the complete list) (default=`html')

-d, --doc
    create an output file that can be used as a stand alone document (e.g., not to be included in another one)

--no-doc
    cancel the --doc option even if it is implied (e.g., when css is given)

-c, --css=filename
    the external style sheet filename. Implies --doc

-T, --title=STRING
    give a title to the output document. Implies --doc

-t, --tab=INT
    specify tab length. (default=`8')

-H, --header=filename
    file to insert as header

-F, --footer=filename
    file to insert as footer

--style-file=filename
    specify the file containing format options (default=`default.style')

--style-css-file=filename specify the file containing format options (in
    css syntax)

--style-defaults=filename specify the file containing defaults for format
    options (default=`style.defaults')

--outlang-def=filename
    output language definition file

--outlang-map=filename
    output language map file (default=`outlang.map')

--data-dir=path
    directory where language definition files and language maps are searched for. If not specified these files are searched for in the current directory and in the data dir installation directory

--output-dir=path
    output directory

--lang-def=filename
    language definition file

--lang-map=filename
    language map file (default=`lang.map')

--show-lang-elements=filename
    prints the language elements that are defined

    in the language definition file

--infer-lang
    force to infer source script language (overriding given language specification)

  Lines:

-n, --line-number[=padding]
    number all output lines, using the specified padding character (default=`0')

--line-number-ref[=prefix]
    number all output lines and generate an anchor,

    made of the specified prefix + the line number (default=`line')

Filtering output:

    Mode: linerange

    specifying line ranges

--line-range=STRING
    generate only the lines in the specified range(s)

--range-separator=STRING
    the optional separator to be printed among ranges (e.g., "...")

--range-context=INT
    number of (context) lines generated even if not in range

    Mode: regexrange

    specifying regular expression delimited ranges

--regex-range=STRING
    generate only the lines within the specified regular expressions

  reference generation:

--gen-references=STRING
    generate references (possible values="inline", "postline", "postdoc" default=`inline')

--ctags-file=filename
    specify the file generated by ctags that will be used to generate references (default=`tags')

--ctags=cmd
    how to run the ctags command. If this option is not specified, ctags will be executed with the default value. If it is specified with an empty string, ctags will not be executed at all (default=`ctags --excmd=n --tag-relative=yes')

  testing:

-v, --verbose
    verbose mode on

-q, --quiet
    print no progress information

--binary-output
    write output files in binary mode

--statistics
    print some statistics (i.e., elapsed time)

--gen-version
    put source-highlight version in the generated file (default=on)

--check-lang=filename
    only check the correctness of a language definition file

--check-outlang=filename
    only check the correctness of an output language definition file

--failsafe
    if no language definition is found for the input, it is simply copied to the output

-g, --debug-langdef[=type]
    debug a language definition. In dump mode just dumps all the steps; in interactive, at each step, waits for some input (press ENTER to step) (possible values="interactive", "dump" default=`dump')

--show-regex=filename
    show the regular expression automaton corresponding to a language definition file

Maintained by Lorenzo Bettini <http://www.lorenzobettini.it>

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-source-highlight at gnu.org>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1999-2008 Lorenzo Bettini <http://www.lorenzobettini.it> This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software; you may redistribute copies of the program under the terms of the GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING.

SEE ALSO
The full documentation for Source-highlight is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and Source-highlight programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info Source-highlight

should give you access to the complete manual.