---
name: "bioSyntax"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "biosyntax-common"
version: "1.0.0b-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bioSyntax"
---

# bioSyntax(7)

Syntax Highlighting for Computational Biology.

## NAME

bioSyntax - Syntax Highlighting for Computational Biology.

## DESCRIPTION

Syntax highlighting for computational biology to bring you intuitively close to your data.\
 BioSyntax provides plugins for gedit, less, sublime and vim.\
 BioSyntax supports .sam, .flagstat, .vcf, .fasta, .fastq, .faidx, .clustal, .pdb, .gtf, .bed files & more.\

## Debian-based OS

Plugins are not enabled per default.

- **gedit**

  **Go into the gedit preferences:**

    **Edit \> Preferences \> Font & Color \> bioSyntax**

- **less**

  **First, check your shell:**

    **echo $SHELL**

   **# Outputs:**\
    **'          $SHELL            $RCFILE '**\
    **#         /bin/zsh    --\>   ~/.zshrc**\
    **#         /bin/sh     --\>   ~/.shrc**\
    **#         /bin/bash   --\>   ~/.bashrc**

  **Then, append the rc\_append.txt file to your corresponding shell configuration file (rc file).**

    **cat /usr/share/doc/biosyntax-less/rc\_append.txt \>\> ~/.zshrc**

- **vim**

  **To enable it for your user account just execute:**

    **vim-addons install biosyntax**

  **Similarly, to enable it for all users of this system just execute (as root):**

    **vim-addons -w install biosyntax**

  **vim-addons is provided by the vim-addon-manager package, have a look at its manpage for more information.**

## SEE ALSO

**https://biosyntax.org/**