macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install source-highlightlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install source-highlightMacPorts ports tree · textproc/source-highlight/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install source-highlight with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper
Source-code syntax highlighter. Version 3.1.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add source-highlightAlpine Linux edge package indexes · source-highlight · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libsource-highlight-commonDebian stable package indexes · libsource-highlight-common · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install source-highlightFedora Rawhide package metadata · source-highlight · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S source-highlightArch Linux sync databases · source-highlight · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libsource-highlight-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsource-highlight-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Source-code syntax highlighter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- check-regexp
- cpp2html
- java2html
- source-highlight
- source-highlight-esc.sh
- source-highlight-settings
- src-hilite-lesspipe.sh
history
Project history and usage
GNU Source-highlight is a GNU command-line tool and C++ library that turns source files into syntax-highlighted documents in formats such as HTML, ANSI escape sequences, LaTeX, Texinfo, DocBook, ODF, Groff, and others.
Project history
The manual explains that GNU Source-highlight grew out of the older GNU `cpp2html` and `java2html` programs, which were kept as compatibility scripts after the unified `source-highlight` command arrived. The official NEWS file marks version 1.0 as the first Source-highlight release while noting that it already incorporated those earlier tools.
The project moved from a focused source-to-HTML converter into a configurable highlighter: version 2.0 added user-defined input language definitions, version 2.1 added user-defined output language definitions, version 2.2 added ctags-backed cross references, and version 3.0 added a reusable C++ highlighting library.
Adoption history
The official manual lists many supported languages and output formats, and the NEWS file records additions such as ANSI escape output for `less`, ODF, MediaWiki, HTML5, S-expressions, Groff, Go, Rust, and other language definitions. That breadth made it attractive to distributions and documentation pipelines.
How it is used
Users invoke `source-highlight` to convert source code or plain text into highlighted documents. The package also ships helpers such as `check-regexp`, compatibility scripts such as `cpp2html` and `java2html`, and `src-hilite-lesspipe.sh` for viewing highlighted files through `less`.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care because it is a very GNU-flavored packaging specimen: configurable data files, many generated output targets, shell-compatible helper programs, a library split, `less` integration, Savannah hosting, and a user config at `~/.source-highlight/source-highlight.conf`.
Timeline
- 1999: Copyright period begins in the official NEWS file.
- 1.0: First Source-highlight release, incorporating existing `cpp2html` and `java2html` programs.
- 2.0: User-defined input language definitions added.
- 2.1: User-defined output format definitions added.
- 2.2: ctags-backed cross references added.
- 3.0: C++ library and `source-highlight-settings` added.
- 2015: Manual edition 3.1.8 documented the broad language and output-format set.
- 2023: Savannah ChangeLog shows modernization work requiring C++11 and replacing Boost shared pointers with standard ones.
Related projects
- `cpp2html` and `java2html` are predecessor/compatibility tools documented by the GNU manual.
- The manual lists related front-ends and integrations such as Source-highlight-qt, QSource-Highlight, SourceHighlightIDE, Ksrc2highlight, Ikiwiki integration, and Perl/PHP/Python bindings.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.source-highlight/source-highlight.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
check-regexp | cli | global executable | |
cpp2html | cli | global executable | |
java2html | cli | global executable | |
source-highlight | cli | global executable | |
source-highlight-esc.sh | cli | global executable | |
source-highlight-settings | cli | global executable | |
src-hilite-lesspipe.sh | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.1.9
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:source-highlight |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/source-highlight |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/ |
| Repository | https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/src-highlite.git |
| Upstream docs | https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/source-highlight.html |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/src-highlite/source-highlight-3.1.9.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:06:20-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | boost |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | source-highlight |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 6 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libsource-highlight-common 3.1.9-4.3
architecture-independent files for source highlighting library
http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apt install libsource-highlight-common- Section: libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: source-highlight
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
Debian apt95%
libsource-highlight-dev 3.1.9-4.3+b1
development files for source highlighting library
http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apt install libsource-highlight-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: source-highlight
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
Debian apt95%
libsource-highlight4t64 3.1.9-4.3+b1
source highlighting library
http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apt install libsource-highlight4t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: source-highlight
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
Debian apt95%
source-highlight 3.1.9-4.3+b1
convert source code to syntax highlighted document
http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apt install source-highlight- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: source-highlight
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
Ubuntu apt95%
libsource-highlight-common 3.1.9-4.3build1
architecture-independent files for source highlighting library
http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apt install libsource-highlight-common- Section: libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: source-highlight
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
Ubuntu apt95%
libsource-highlight-dev 3.1.9-4.3build1
development files for source highlighting library
http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apt install libsource-highlight-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: source-highlight
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
Ubuntu apt95%
libsource-highlight4t64 3.1.9-4.3build1
source highlighting library
http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apt install libsource-highlight4t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: source-highlight
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
Ubuntu apt95%
source-highlight 3.1.9-4.3build1
convert source code to syntax highlighted document
http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apt install source-highlight- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
apk95%
source-highlight 3.1.9-r14
Produces a document with syntax highlighting
https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apk add source-highlight- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: source-highlight
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
apk95%
source-highlight-bash-completion 3.1.9-r14
Bash completions for source-highlight
https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apk add source-highlight-bash-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: source-highlight
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
apk95%
source-highlight-dev 3.1.9-r14
Produces a document with syntax highlighting (development files)
https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apk add source-highlight-dev- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: source-highlight
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
apk95%
source-highlight-doc 3.1.9-r14
Produces a document with syntax highlighting (documentation)
https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo apk add source-highlight-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: source-highlight
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
dnf95%
source-highlight 3.1.9-27.fc44
Produces a document with syntax highlighting
http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo dnf install source-highlight- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND GFDL-1.1-or-later AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-3.0-only AND GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Bison-exception-2.2
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: source-highlight
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
dnf95%
source-highlight-devel 3.1.9-27.fc44
Development files for source-highlight
http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo dnf install source-highlight-devel- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND GFDL-1.1-or-later AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-3.0-only AND GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Bison-exception-2.2
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: source-highlight
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
pacman95%
source-highlight 3.1.9-18
Convert source code to syntax highlighted document
https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/
sudo pacman -S source-highlight- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
zypper95%
libsource-highlight-devel 3.1.9-5.17
Source Code Highlighting C++ Library
https://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite
sudo zypper install libsource-highlight-devel- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: source-highlight
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Source Highlight
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