nano-syntax-highlighting (Improved Nano Syntax Highlighting Files) This repository holds {lang}.nanorc files that have improved definitions of syntax highlighting for various languages. Once there you should add the languages you want to your nano configuration file ~/.nanorc or /etc/nanorc, for example: ## C/C++ include "/usr/share/nano-syntax-highlighting/c.nanorc" Or to be less verbose, append content of the folder in one line with wildcard: For current user. $ echo 'include "/usr/share/nano-syntax-highlighting/*.nanorc"' >> ~/.nanorc For all users. # echo 'include "/usr/share/nano-syntax-highlighting/*.nanorc"' >> /etc/nanorc