vi colorfull source code, pipe output to console

[Alain De Vos]

When i open a file with vi it colors the sourcecode.
But can i start vi and pipe the output with color info to the console and have vi stopped without having to manually do ":q" ?
I.e. use vi like cat/less/more ?

 

[bakul]

How to syntax highlight via Less

is there a way to syntax highlight a file I see in Less? actually I'm using this command to open an xml file (and sometimes a series of them) less htmleditors/htmleditors_config.xml or less [

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[Alain De Vos]

I'll try the port "textproc/source-highlight"

 

[ajs]

also look to textproc/bat

GitHub - sharkdp/bat: A cat(1) clone with wings.

A cat(1) clone with wings. Contribute to sharkdp/bat development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Supports syntax highlighting, line numbering, libgit integration, colour themes and more. I alias cat to it now.