syntax.md

Syntax Highlighting

nino supports simple keywords syntax highlighting.

Enable syntax highlighting with command syntax 1.

Add Syntax Highlighting Data

If you would like to make your own syntax files, you can put them in:

• Linux: ~/.config/nino/syntax
• Windows: ~/.nino/syntax

Syntax Highlighting Data

Syntax highlighting data are stored in JSON files.

{
    "name" : "Example language",
    "extensions" : [
        ".extension1",
        ".extension2"
    ],
    "comment": "//",
    "multiline-comment": [
        "/*",
        "*/"
    ],
    "keywords1": [
        "for",
        "while",
        "if",
        "else"
    ],
    "keywords2": [
        "int",
        "char",
        "float"
    ],
    "keywords3": [
        "string"
    ]
}