# scopatz/nanorc

Improved Nano Syntax Highlighting Files

Repository: https://github.com/scopatz/nanorc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nanorc
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-05-27T08:21:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5880, "days_push": 828, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3262, forks 571 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:52.726000+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of improved .nanorc syntax highlighting definition files for the GNU nano text editor, covering many programming languages. It ships with an installer script and can be installed via package managers or manually cloned.

## Use cases
- add syntax highlighting to nano for more languages
- improve nano color schemes
- configure nano syntax highlighting for python and c
- make nano look better in the terminal
- install nano syntax definitions system-wide

## When to choose
- you use nano as your primary terminal editor and want richer highlighting
- you want a simple drop-in set of .nanorc files with an installer

## When to avoid
- you use a different editor like vim or emacs
- you need an IDE-grade highlighting engine rather than regex-based nano definitions

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: nano, syntax-highlighting, editor-plugin, shell, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- scopatz/nanorc (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:52.726000+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:23:12.620390+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/scopatz/nanorc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:52.726000+00:00, sha 779cf53736e2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.