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GNU Source-highlight
-This program, given a source file, produces a document with syntax highlighting.
-It also provides a C++ highlight library.
+This program, given a source file, produces a document with syntax
+highlighting. It also provides a C++ highlight library.
-Source-highlight reads source language specifications dynamically, thus it can
-be easily extended (without recompiling the sources) for handling new
-languages. It also reads output format specifications dynamically, and thus it
-can be easily extended (without recompiling the sources) for handling new
-output formats. The syntax for these specifications is quite easy (take a look
-at the manual).
+Source-highlight reads source language specifications dynamically,
+thus it can be easily extended (without recompiling the sources) for
+handling new languages. It also reads output format specifications
+dynamically, and thus it can be easily extended (without recompiling
+the sources) for handling new output formats. The syntax for these
+specifications is quite easy (take a look at the manual).
-Source-highlight is a command line program, and it can also be used as a CGI.
+Source-highlight is a command line program, and it can also be used as
+a CGI.
-Notice that source-highlight can also be used as a formatter (i.e., without
-highlighting): you can, for instance, format a txt file in HTML (and it will
-take care of translating special characters, such as, <, >, &).
+Notice that source-highlight can also be used as a formatter (i.e.,
+without highlighting): you can, for instance, format a txt file in
+HTML (and it will take care of translating special characters, such
+as, <, >, &).
A common example:
less /usr/src/linux/kernel/panic.c