SSH Terminal Syntax Highlitning

SSH Terminal Syntax Highlitning

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Hello Everyone,

I'm not able to use a predefined by myself in File > Settings > Entry types > Sessions > Terminal > Display Syntax Highlitning.
I created a few templates (copied from MobaXTerm, which I previously used, screenshot taken when only one was created).

When I try to select Custom, it opens me tab to create a new "syntax highlighting template".

Am I doing something wrong? Should I navigate elsewhere to use the my themes?

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Hello,

Thank you for the details and screenshots.

The setting you configured under File > Settings > Entry Types > Sessions > Terminal > Display > Syntax Highlighting is a global default. It applies to all SSH session entries that use that entry type, rather than to a single session individually.

If you want a specific syntax highlighting template (such as one of the custom templates you imported from MobaXTerm) to apply to only one entry, you will need to set it directly on that entry rather than through the entry type defaults. To do this:

  • Open the specific SSH session entry
  • Go to its Terminal settings
  • Set the Syntax Highlighting option there to the template you want


This entry-level setting will override the entry type default for that session only, leaving your other SSH entries unaffected.

If you need to apply the same template to several entries at once rather than editing them one by one, you can also select multiple entries, right-click, choose Edit > Batch Edit, and then edit the session type settings there. This will update the Terminal syntax highlighting setting on all selected entries in a single operation.

Let us know if you run into any issues while applying the template.

Best regards,

Carl Marien