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Syntax highlighting in nano on Mac OS
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| # Last updated May, 2024 for Apple silicon Macs | |
| # Install Homebrew if you don't already have it: https://brew.sh | |
| # install nano from homebrew | |
| brew install nano nanorc | |
| # update your nanorc file | |
| echo 'include "'"$(brew --cellar nano)"'/*/share/nano/*.nanorc"' >> ~/.nanorc | |
| # close and re-open your terminal and you'll have syntax highlighting |
It took me way too long to notice that the /usr/bin/nano that comes with macOS is actually "UW PICO 5.09". GNU nano installed via homebrew immediately followed that .nanorc and applied syntax highlighting. 😄
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Updated the gist thanks @tobsn