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diff --git a/doc/docs/cmdline.rst b/doc/docs/cmdline.rst index 165af969..e4f94ea5 100644 --- a/doc/docs/cmdline.rst +++ b/doc/docs/cmdline.rst @@ -99,6 +99,23 @@ The ``-N`` option guesses a lexer name for a given filename, so that :: will print out ``python``. It won't highlight anything yet. If no specific lexer is known for that filename, ``text`` is printed. +Custom Lexers and Formatters +---------------------------- + +.. versionadded:: 2.2 + +The ``-x`` flag enables custom lexers and formatters to be loaded +from files relative to the current directory. Create a file with a class named +CustomLexer or CustomFormatter, then specify it on the command line:: + + $ pygmentize -l your_lexer.py -f your_formatter.py -x + +You can also specify the name of your class with a colon:: + + $ pygmentize -l your_lexer.py:SomeLexer -x + +For more information, see :doc:`the Pygments documentation on Lexer development +<lexerdevelopment>`. Getting help ------------ |