insert code keywords inline

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What is the command to insert inline code words into the text like this?

I know there are packages for inserting snippets into the code, but I need to insert keywords within the main text. I was wondering if there is a more convenient way to do that.

This answer worked well for me https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/65291/code-snippet-in-text. Just use "no \texttt{for} or \texttt{while}" — ashley, Apr 14 '18 at 20:26

score 58 · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-05T13:55:02.150

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The package listings provides \lstinline for such short snippets. The advantage of such a package is its awareness of keywords etc.

In principle any formatting can be used for the 'code' -- as long as the syntax does not interfere with TeX/LaTeX syntax all is well.

The package xparse allows for verbatim arguments, it can be used as well.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{listings}

\usepackage{xparse}

\NewDocumentCommand{\codeword}{v}{%
\texttt{\textcolor{blue}{#1}}%
}

\lstset{language=C,keywordstyle={\bfseries \color{blue}}}

\begin{document}

\lstinline{for} or \lstinline{while} or \lstinline{main}

\codeword{Here} you \codeword{see} an \codeword{example} of \codeword{an} inline \codeword{code}

\end{document}

edited Jan 05 '16 at 13:55

answered Jan 05 '16 at 13:49

And of course you can specify your preferred font for code snippets in the \lstset, not just the colour/weight. – Chris H Jan 05 '16 at 13:58
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How do we make this look like Stackexchange syntax highlighting? – Miladiouss Nov 22 '19 at 21:46
The answer works but it changes the style of the all remaing source text in the document: https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/536192/60344. – Francesco Boi Mar 31 '20 at 19:01
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lstinline can also be used with vertical bars. Example: \lstinline|os.isfile()| – robertspierre Jul 14 '21 at 08:07

Rico · Answer 2 · 2016-01-05T16:08:23.137

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This is also possible using the minted package and the highlighting tool pygmentize

The command for minted inline code is called \mintinline{language}{code}

The inline highlighting will only colorize keywords, that are defined for the language and colored properly according to the highlighting style you choose.

\documentclass{scrartcl}

\usepackage{minted}
\usemintedstyle{vs}

\begin{document}
    To create a table you could use the command \mintinline{MySQL}{ALTER TABLE}. 
    While  \mintinline{MySQL}{DROP TABLE} deletes a table,
    \mintinline{MySQL}{INSERT} enables you to insert something into a table.
\end{document}

Which gives you:

Note that the default highlighting style gives you green keywords and you need to use --shell-escape to get pygmentize to work.

edited Jan 05 '16 at 16:08

answered Jan 05 '16 at 15:45

Rico

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Beware that installing pygmentize on some systems (windows) adds a level of complexity. – Fuhrmanator May 11 '19 at 13:17
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@Fuhrmanator meh, just install Anaconda. – Jonathan E. Landrum Jul 21 '20 at 22:32
Some posts that can be helpful if you're having trouble with pygmentize: https://superuser.com/a/1382840/513819 and https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/350523/195804 – Donald Duck Sep 10 '21 at 17:32
does it support bash scripts like: \mintinline{shell}{echo} – alper Jun 19 '22 at 14:17

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