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zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting

brew install zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting v1.56 BSD-3-Clause

Feature-rich syntax highlighting for Zsh

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To activate the syntax highlighting, add the following at the end of your .zshrc:
  source $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting/share/zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting/fast-syntax-highlighting.plugin.zsh
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