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+zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters / files
+----------------------------------------------
+
+This is the `files` highlighter, that highlights existing files appearing on the
+command line.
+
+
+### Quickstart
+
+If you are happy with your `LS_COLORS`, simply add the following line to your
+`.zshrc` after sourcing `zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh`:
+
+```zsh
+zsh_highlight_files_extract_ls_colors
+```
+
+
+### Configuration
+
+Files are colored according to the associative arrays `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES`
+and `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_PATTERNS`.  The values of `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES` are
+color specifications as in `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES`, and the keys define which
+file types are highlighted according to that style (following `LS_COLORS`):
+
+* `fi` - ordinary files
+* `di` - directories
+* `ln` - symbolic links
+* `pi` - pipes
+* `so` - sockets
+* `bd` - block devices
+* `cd` - character devices
+* `or` - broken symlinks
+* `ex` - executable files
+* `su` - files that have the suid bit set
+* `sg` - files that have the sgid bit set
+* `ow` - files that are world-writable
+* `tw` - files that are world-writable and sticky
+* `lp` - if set, the path-component of a filename is highlighted using this style
+
+If a file would be highlighted `fi`, then it can be highlighted according to the
+filename using `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_PATTERNS` instead.  The keys of this
+associative array are arbitrary glob patterns; the values are color
+specifications.  For instance, if have `setopt extended_glob` and you write
+
+```zsh
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_PATTERNS[(#i)*.jpe#g]=red,bold
+```
+
+then the files `foo.jpg` and `bar.jPeG` will be colored red and bold.
diff --git a/highlighters/files/files-highlighter.zsh b/highlighters/files/files-highlighter.zsh
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+# Highlighter for zsh-syntax-highlighting that highlights filenames
+
+typeset -gA ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_PATTERNS
+
+# Convert an ANSI escape sequence color into zle_highlight format (man 1 zshzle)
+_zsh_highlight_highlighter_files_ansi_to_zle() {
+    local match mbegin mend seq
+    local var=$1; shift
+    for seq in "${(@s.:.)1}"; do
+        seq=${seq#(#b)(*)=}
+        (( $#match )) || continue
+        _zsh_highlight_highlighter_files_ansi_to_zle1 $seq $var\[$match[1]\]
+    done
+}
+
+_zsh_highlight_highlighter_files_ansi_to_zle1() {
+    emulate -L zsh
+    setopt local_options extended_glob
+
+    local -a sgrs match
+    local back mbegin mend fgbg hex
+    integer sgr arg arg2 col r g b
+    local str=$1
+
+    while [ -n "$str" ]; do
+        back=${str##(#b)([[:digit:]]##)}
+        back=${back#;}
+        (( $#match )) || return 1
+
+        sgr=$match; unset match
+        case $sgr in
+            0) ;;
+            1) sgrs+=(bold) ;;
+            4) sgrs+=(underline) ;;
+            7) sgrs+=(standout) ;;
+            <30-37>) sgrs+=(fg=$(( $sgr - 30 ))) ;;
+            <40-47>) sgrs+=(bg=$(( $sgr - 40 ))) ;;
+            38|48)
+                (( sgr == 38 )) && fgbg=fg || fgbg=bg
+                # 38;5;n means paletted color
+                # 38;2;r;g;b means truecolor
+                back=${back##(#b)([[:digit:]]##)}
+                back=${back#;}
+                (( $#match )) || return 1
+                arg=$match; unset match
+                case $arg in
+                    5) back=${back##(#b)([[:digit:]]##)}
+                       back=${back#;}
+                       (( $#match )) || return 1
+                       arg2=$match; unset match
+                       sgrs+=($fgbg=$arg2) ;;
+                    2) back=${back##(#b)([[:digit:]]##);([[:digit:]]##);([[:digit:]]##)}
+                       back=${back#;}
+                       (( $#match == 3 )) || return 1
+                       printf -v hex \#%02X%02X%02X $match
+                       unset match
+                       sgrs+=($fgbg=$hex) ;;
+                    *) return 1 ;;
+                esac ;;
+            *) return 1 ;;
+        esac
+
+        str=$back
+    done
+
+    if [[ -n "$2" ]]; then
+        eval $2='${(j.,.)sgrs}'
+    else
+        print -- ${(j.,.)sgrs}
+    fi
+}
+
+# Extract ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES and ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_PATTERNS from LS_COLORS
+zsh_highlight_files_extract_ls_colors() {
+    local -A ls_colors
+    _zsh_highlight_highlighter_files_ansi_to_zle ls_colors $LS_COLORS
+    for key val in ${(kv)ls_colors}; do
+        case $key in
+            di|fi|ln|pi|so|bd|cd|or|ex|su|sg|ow|tw)
+                ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[$key]=$val ;;
+            *)  ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_PATTERNS[$key]=$val ;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
+# Perform simple filename expansion without globbing and without generating
+# errors
+_zsh_highlight_highlighter_files_fn_expand() {
+    local fn=$1
+    local match expandable tail
+    local -a mbegin mend
+    if [[ $fn = (#b)(\~[^/]#)(*) ]]; then
+        expandable=$match[1]
+        tail=$match[2]
+        # Try expanding expandable
+        (: $~expandable) >&/dev/null && expandable=$~expandable
+        print -- $expandable$tail
+    else
+        print -- $fn
+    fi
+}
+
+# Whether the highlighter should be called or not.
+_zsh_highlight_highlighter_files_predicate() {
+    _zsh_highlight_buffer_modified
+}
+
+# Syntax highlighting function.
+_zsh_highlight_highlighter_files_paint() {
+    emulate -L zsh
+    setopt localoptions extended_glob
+
+    zmodload -F zsh/stat b:zstat
+
+    local buf=$BUFFER word basename word_subst col type mode
+    local -a words=(${(z)buf})
+    local -A statdata
+    integer start=0 curword=0 numwords=$#words len end
+
+    while (( curword++ < numwords )); do
+        col=""
+        word=$words[1]
+        words=("${(@)words:1}")
+        len=$#buf
+        buf="${buf/#[^$word[1]]#}" # strip whitespace
+        start+=$(( len - $#buf ))
+        end=$(( start + $#word ))
+
+        word_subst=$(_zsh_highlight_highlighter_files_fn_expand $word)
+
+        if ! zstat -H statdata -Ls -- "$word_subst" 2>/dev/null; then
+            start=$end
+            buf=${buf[$#word+1,-1]}
+            continue
+        fi
+        mode=$statdata[mode]
+        type=$mode[1]
+        basename=$word:t
+        [[ $word[-1] = '/' ]] && basename=$basename/
+
+        # Color by file type
+        case $type in
+            d) [[ ${mode[9,10]} = wt ]] \
+                   && col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[tw] \
+                   || col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[di];;
+            l) [[ -e "$word_subst" ]] \
+                   && col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[ln] \
+                   || col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[or];;
+            p) col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[pi];;
+            b) col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[bd];;
+            c) col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[cd];;
+            s) col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[so];;
+        esac
+
+        # Regular file: more special cases
+        if [[ -z "$col" ]]; then
+            if [[ $mode[4] = s ]]; then
+                col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[su]  # setuid root
+            elif [[ $mode[7] = s ]]; then
+                col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[sg]  # setgid root
+            elif [[ $mode[4] = x ]]; then
+                col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[ex]  # Executable
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        # Regular file: check file patterns
+        if [[ -z "$col" ]]; then
+            for key val in ${(kv)ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_PATTERNS}; do
+                if [[ $basename = $~key ]]; then
+                    col=$val
+                    break
+                fi
+            done
+        fi
+
+        # Just a regular file
+        if [[ -z "$col" ]]; then
+            col=$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[fi]
+        fi
+
+        if [[ -n "$col" ]]; then
+            if (( end > start + $#basename && ${+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[lp]} )); then
+                region_highlight+=("$start $(( end - $#basename )) $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[lp]")
+            fi
+            region_highlight+=("$(( end - $#basename )) $end $col")
+        fi
+
+        start=$end
+        buf=${buf[$#word+1,-1]}
+    done
+}
+
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