Shell tweaks:
setup colored less output
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install following packages
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on ubuntu:
sudo apt install libsource-highlight-common source-highlight
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on fedora:
sudo dnf install source-highlight
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getting the scripts path:
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ubuntu:
export HIGHLIGHTER=`dpkg -L libsource-highlight-common | grep lesspipe`
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fedora:
export HIGHLIGHTER=`rpm -ql source-highlight | grep lesspipe`
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adding env vars to your favorite shell:
# get used shell and it's config file
USED_SHELL=`echo $SHELL | rev | cut -d'/' -f1 | rev`
SHELL_CONF=".${USED_SHELL}rc"
# append exports to config file
echo export LESSOPEN='"| '$HIGHLIGHTER '%s"' >> $HOME/$SHELL_CONF
echo export LESS='" -R "' >> $HOME/$SHELL_CONF