Xshell Highlight Sets Now

Here’s an interesting and practical idea for Xshell highlight sets that goes beyond the usual error/warning colors.

For Network Engineers (Cisco/Juniper)

• Interface Down: (line protocol is down|administratively down) (Red, Bold)
• Interface Up: (line protocol is up) (Green, Bold)
• BGP Prefix: (Received|Sent).*prefixes (Cyan)
• Config Changed: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I (Yellow background)

2.1. What are Highlight Sets?

A Highlight Set is a collection of rules that define how specific text strings appear on the terminal screen. Instead of reading through lines of monochrome text, users can configure Xshell to automatically color-code output based on keywords and regular expressions. xshell highlight sets

Saving and Exporting Your Sets

Once you spend time crafting the perfect color scheme, you don't want to lose it. Here’s an interesting and practical idea for Xshell

1. In the Highlight Sets dialog, you will see an Export button.
2. Save the file (usually .xhl or similar config format).
3. You can Import this file on your other machines or share it with your team members so everyone has a standardized debugging view.