Before we dive into the "how," let's look at the "why." Xshell's highlight feature allows you to change the foreground (text) color and background color of specific text strings or patterns.
Colorize dates and times to quickly read chronological sequences. \d4-\d2-\d2[ T]\d2:\d2:\d2 Use code with caution.
Once you spend time crafting the perfect color scheme, you don't want to lose it.
To locate this folder from within Xshell: xshell highlight sets
Standard terminal themes often treat all output equally. By using Highlight Sets in Xshell , you can:
Use soft, desaturated colors for variables that change often but aren't inherently good or bad: : IP addresses, domain names, or URLs.
: Users can designate frequently used strings—such as "error," "failed," "warning," or specific IP addresses—to be instantly highlighted. Before we dive into the "how," let's look at the "why
When auditing queries or checking slow query logs, you can highlight execution times and table locks: Lock wait (Orange text) Deadlock (Red, bold) \b\d1,4ms\b (Regex to catch query duration times) Best Practices for Using Highlight Sets
WARNING , WARN , skipping , deprecated , ALARM
In the Highlight Sets dialog box, click the button on the right. Once you spend time crafting the perfect color
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Setting up a basic keyword highlight set in Xshell takes less than two minutes. Step 1: Open the Highlight Set Manager Launch Xshell.