A small command-line utility which highlights the given substring in the specified text with the specified color.
Version:
1.0
Release date:
2020.10.13
Language:
English
License:
Freeware, Open Source
System:
Windows XP or newer
Downloads:
3,963
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Description
A small command-line utility which highlights the given substring in the specified text with the specified color.
Screenshots
Highlight Text
Usage
Usage: hlt.exe TEXT [-c=COLORS] [-s=1|0] [-t=STR] [-l] [-h] [-V] [--license] [--home]
Mandatory arguments to short options are mandatory for long options too. Options are case-sensitive. Options and values in square brackets are optional. You can use the -t, -c, and -s options multiple times.
Options
| Switch | Description |
|---|---|
| -t, –highlight-test | Text to be highlighted. |
| -c, –colors=FgColor[,BgColor] | The foreground and background color used to highlight the specified text. See the list of available colors below. |
| -s, –case-sensitive=1|0 | Consider the character case when searching for the text to highlight. By default `-s=0` (not case sensitive). |
| -l, –log-colors | Highlight some special words used in the logs such as Error, Failed, Warning, Success etc. |
| -h, –help | Show this help. |
| -V, –version | Show application version. |
| –license | Display program license. |
| –home | Opens program homepage in the default browser. |
TEXT
Text can be given on the command line or/and redirected from an external command via a pipe. You can provide multiple text values in any combination with the options.
Available colors
Fuchsia = LightMagenta
Lime = LightGreen
Color names are case insensitive.
Exit codes
| Exit code | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OK (no error) |
| 2 | Syntax error |
| 1 | Other error |
Examples
- Highlight the word
ipsumandametwith the default colors:hlt "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..." -t ipsum -t amet
Result:
- Highlight the word
ipsumwith the red color, and worddolorwith the lime color:hlt "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..." -c yellow,darkred -t ipsum -c black,lime -t dolor
Result:
- Highlight the file extension
.txtand.batin the file list returned by the ls command:ls -alh | hlt -c yellow -t .bat -c blue -t .txt
Result:
- Nested highlighting.
Highlight the textConEmuandnEin the variable list returned by the set command:set | hlt -t ConEmu -c black,blue -s 1 -t nE
Result:
How to uninstall?
Highlight Text application is distributed in the form of archive and does not require any special uninstall process. To uninstall it, just delete files previously extracted from the archive.
End User License Agreement
This program is completely free. You can use it without any restrictions, also for commercial purposes.