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chore: update all plugins to Nushell 0.111.0
- Bump all 18 plugins from 0.110.0 to 0.111.0
  - Update rust-toolchain.toml channel to 1.93.1 (nu 0.111.0 requires ≥1.91.1)

  Fixes:
  - interprocess pin =2.2.x → ^2.3.1 in nu_plugin_mcp, nu_plugin_nats, nu_plugin_typedialog
    (required by nu-plugin-core 0.111.0)
  - nu_plugin_typedialog: BackendType::Web initializer — add open_browser: false field
  - nu_plugin_auth: implement missing user_info_to_value helper referenced in tests

  Scripts:
  - update_all_plugins.nu: fix [package].version update on minor bumps; add [dev-dependencies]
    pass; add nu-plugin-test-support to managed crates
  - download_nushell.nu: rustup override unset before rm -rf on nushell dir replace;
    fix unclosed ) in string interpolation
2026-03-11 03:22:42 +00:00

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<h1 align="center">nu-plugin-highlight</h1>
<p align="center">
<b>
A <a href="https://www.nushell.sh">nushell</a>
<a href="https://www.nushell.sh/book/plugins.html">plugin</a> for syntax
highlighting.
</b>
</p>
<br>
<div align="center">
[![Version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/nu-plugin-highlight?style=for-the-badge)](https://crates.io/crates/nu-plugin-highlight)
[![License](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/nu-plugin-highlight?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/cptpiepmatz/nu-plugin-highlight/blob/main/LICENSE)
</div>
## About
`nu-plugin-highlight` is a plugin for [Nushell](https://www.nushell.sh) that
provides syntax highlighting for source code.
It uses the [`syntect`](https://crates.io/crates/syntect) library for syntax
highlighting and the [`bat`](https://crates.io/crates/bat) library for easy
access to its ready-to-use assets.
Custom themes can be loaded too.
## Usage
The `highlight` command can be used for syntax highlighting source code.
Here are a few examples:
```nushell
nushell
# Highlight a Markdown file by guessing the type from the pipeline metadata
open README.md | highlight
# Highlight a TOML file by its file extension
open Cargo.toml -r | echo $in | highlight toml
# Highlight a Rust file by programming language name
open src/main.rs | echo $in | highlight Rust
# Highlight a bash script by inferring the language (the file should start with a shebang)
open example.sh | echo $in | highlight
# Highlight a TOML file with a different theme
open Cargo.toml -r | highlight -t ansi
# List all available themes
highlight --list-themes
```
### Parameters
- `language <string>`:
This is an optional parameter that can be used to specify the language or file
extension to aid language detection.
### Flags
- `-h, --help`:
Display the help message for the highlight command.
- `-t, --theme <string>`:
The theme used for highlighting.
- `--list-themes`:
List all possible themes.
## Configuration
The plugin can be configured using the
[`$env.config.plugins.highlight`](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/10955)
variable.
### `true_colors`
Enable or disable true colors (24-bit).
By default, this is enabled.
```nushell
nushell
$env.config.plugins.highlight.true_colors = true
```
### `theme`
Set a theme to use.
The default theme depends on the operating system.
Use `highlight --list-themes | where default == true` to see your default theme.
Setting this environment variable should allow
`highlight --list-themes | where id == $env.config.plugins.highlight.theme` to
result in a single row with your selected theme.
If you get no results, you have set an invalid theme.
```nushell
nushell
$env.config.plugins.highlight.theme = ansi
```
### `custom_themes`
Set a directory to load custom themes from.
Using `synctect`s theme loader, you can load custom themes in the `.tmtheme`
format from a directory that is passed as this configuration value.
```toml
nushell
$env.config.plugins.highlight.custom_themes = ~/.nu/highlight/themes
```
## Plugin Installation
Installing and registering the `nu-plugin-highlight` is a straightforward
process.
Follow these steps:
1. Install the plugin from crates.io using cargo:
```nushell
cargo install nu_plugin_highlight
```
2. Restart your terminal session to ensure the newly installed plugin is recognized.
3. Find path of your installation:
```nushell
which nu_plugin_highlight
```
4. Register the plugin with Nushell:
If you are using a version **lower** than **0.93.0**, use `register` instead of `plugin add`.
```nushell
plugin add path/to/the/plugin/binary
```
5. Make the plugin available for use:
Tip: You can simply restart the shell or terminal. When nushell starts, it loads all plugins.
If you are using a version **lower** than **0.93.0**, you do **not need** to do this.
```nushell
plugin use highlight
```
After registering, the plugin is available as part of your set of commands:
```nushell
nushell
help commands | where command_type == "plugin"
```
## Version Numbering
Starting with version `v1.1.0`, the version number of `nu-plugin-highlight`
incorporates the version number of its dependency, `nu-plugin`.
This is denoted in the format `v1.1.0+0.90.1`, where `v1.1.0` refers to the
version of `nu-plugin-highlight` and `0.90.1` refers to the version of the
`nu-plugin` dependency.
## License
`nu_plugin_highlight` is licensed under the MIT License.
See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for more information.