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							| @@ -490,27 +490,32 @@ and the `GitHub` theme when in the _light mode_. | ||||
| alias cat="bat --theme=\$(defaults read -globalDomain AppleInterfaceStyle &> /dev/null && echo default || echo GitHub)" | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### Syntax of a file | ||||
| ### Adapting file type associations | ||||
|  | ||||
| You can change the default syntax association of the file using the `--map-syntax` option. | ||||
| It supports glob pattern matching and is matched on full path and filename. | ||||
| You can add new (or change existing) file name patterns using the | ||||
| `--map-syntax` option. The option takes an argument of the form `pattern:syntax`. | ||||
| `pattern` is a glob pattern that is matched against the file name and | ||||
| the absolute file path. `syntax` is the *name* of a supported language | ||||
| (use `bat --list-languages` for an overview). | ||||
|  | ||||
| You can use it like this: | ||||
| This option is most useful in combination with the `bat` configuration file (see below). | ||||
|  | ||||
| Example: To use "INI" syntax highlighting for all files with a `.conf` file extension, use | ||||
| ```bash | ||||
| bat --map-syntax='PATTERN:SYNTAX' file-name | ||||
| --map-syntax='*.conf:INI' | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| For example: | ||||
| Example: To open all files called `.ignore` (exact match) with the "Git Ignore" syntax, use: | ||||
| ```bash | ||||
| # Using `INI` file syntax highlighting when opening a file with extension `.conf`. | ||||
| bat --map-syntax='*.conf:INI' file.conf | ||||
|  | ||||
| # Using `Git Ignore` file syntax highlighting for ".ignore" files | ||||
| bat --map-syntax='.ignore:Git Ignore' .ignore | ||||
| --map-syntax='.ignore:Git Ignore' | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| Example: To open all `.conf` files in subfolders of `/etc/apache2` with the "Apache Conf" | ||||
| syntax, use (this mapping is already built in): | ||||
| ```bash | ||||
| -map-syntax='/etc/apache2/**/*.conf:Apache Conf' | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| You can use `bat --list-languages` to see all the file syntax types available. | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## Configuration file | ||||
|  | ||||
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