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I'm looking for a good all rounded syntax highlighter written in JavaScript that will auto detect the language used and apply proper syntax highlighting.
I've found a myriad of them from a simple Google search but they all have to have some sort of formatted class on the <pre> element like <pre class="highlight-php">.
I noticed StackOverflow's syntax highlighting manages to do it automatically from within pre blocks, anyone know what library they're using?
Thanks!
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After opening login.sh file in vim editor, press ESC key and type ':syntax on' to enable syntax highlighting. The file will look like the following image if syntax highlighting is on. Press ESC key and type, “syntax off” to disable syntax highlighting.
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They are using google prettify. There are other options, such as highlight.js
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