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diff --git a/doc/user/project/highlighting.md b/doc/user/project/highlighting.md index 1d92e32e071..c914c90c923 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/highlighting.md +++ b/doc/user/project/highlighting.md @@ -5,24 +5,30 @@ info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated type: reference --- -# Syntax Highlighting +# Syntax Highlighting **(FREE)** -GitLab provides syntax highlighting on all files through the [Rouge](https://rubygems.org/gems/rouge) Ruby gem. It will try to guess what language to use based on the file extension, which most of the time is sufficient. +GitLab provides syntax highlighting on all files through the [Rouge](https://rubygems.org/gems/rouge) Ruby gem. It attempts to guess what language to use based on the file extension, which most of the time is sufficient. NOTE: The [Web IDE](web_ide/index.md) and [Snippets](../snippets.md) use [Monaco Editor](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/) for text editing, which internally uses the [Monarch](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/monarch.html) library for syntax highlighting. -If GitLab is guessing wrong, you can override its choice of language using the `gitlab-language` attribute in `.gitattributes`. For example, if you are working in a Prolog project and using the `.pl` file extension (which would normally be highlighted as Perl), you can add the following to your `.gitattributes` file: +If GitLab is guessing wrong, you can override its choice of language using the +`gitlab-language` attribute in `.gitattributes`. For example, if you are working in a +<!-- vale gitlab.Spelling = NO --> Prolog <!-- vale gitlab.Spelling = YES --> +project and using the `.pl` file extension (which would normally be highlighted as Perl), +you can add the following to your `.gitattributes` file: ``` conf *.pl gitlab-language=prolog ``` -When you check in and push that change, all `*.pl` files in your project will be highlighted as Prolog. +<!-- vale gitlab.Spelling = NO --> +When you check in and push that change, all `*.pl` files in your project are highlighted as Prolog. +<!-- vale gitlab.Spelling = YES --> -The paths here are simply Git's built-in [`.gitattributes` interface](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes). So, if you were to invent a file format called a `Nicefile` at the root of your project that used Ruby syntax, all you need is: +The paths here are Git's built-in [`.gitattributes` interface](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes). So, if you were to invent a file format called a `Nicefile` at the root of your project that used Ruby syntax, all you need is: ``` conf /Nicefile gitlab-language=ruby @@ -38,7 +44,8 @@ To disable highlighting entirely, use `gitlab-language=text`. Lots more fun shen /other-file gitlab-language=text?token=Error ``` -Please note that these configurations will only take effect when the `.gitattributes` file is in your default branch (usually `master`). +Please note that these configurations only take effect when the `.gitattributes` +file is in your default branch (usually `master`). NOTE: The Web IDE does not support `.gitattribute` files, but it's [planned for a future release](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22014). |