Enable Syntax Highlighting in GNU nano on Servers and Containers
Add one include line to ~/.nanorc to get color syntax highlighting in nano, and verify it works on your terminal.
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Add one include line to ~/.nanorc to get color syntax highlighting in nano, and verify it works on your terminal.
Control how code appears in Markdown with fenced blocks, language hints, and blank-line separation rules.
Add set linenumbers and syntax includes to ~/.config/nano/nanorc so GNU nano shows line numbers and colors in every new session.
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