meld – syntax coloring

meld is a visual diff/merge tool for Linux. To enable syntax for some other extensions/mime types, edit file /usr/lib/meld/filediff.py

def set_highlighting_enabled(buf, fname, enabled):
extmap = {
...
  "pl": "application/x-perl",
  "pm": "application/x-perl",
  "Makefile": "text/x-makefile",
  "mk": "text/x-makefile",
  "js": "application/x-javascript",
  "sql": "text/x-sql"

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