microsoft / microsoft/monaco-editor
[Bug] Wrong highlight for shell
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Description
Reproducible in vscode.dev or in VS Code Desktop?
- Not reproducible in vscode.dev or VS Code Desktop
Reproducible in the monaco editor playground?
- Not reproducible in the monaco editor playground
Monaco Editor Playground Code
Do not use playground to try this. Using home page editor demo to try the following code.
if [[ -z "${MA5800_ALL_DIR:-}" ]]; then
MA5800_ALL_DIR=$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")/../../")
fi
Actual Behavior

So I tried this code in vs-code, the highlight is correct.

Expected Behavior
My expected behavior is the highlight can as same as vs-code
Additional Context
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Research direction
Start with the home page editor demo and reproduce the reported shell snippet there, comparing its highlighting with VS Code. Trace the syntax-highlighting entry point for shell content and verify that the same constructs receive matching highlighting in the demo.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100