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You do not have to manually toggle highlight sets every time you log into a server. You can bind specific sets directly to individual Xshell session profiles: Open your ( Alt + O ). Navigate to Appearance under the Category tree. Locate the Highlight Set dropdown menu.

Configuring is one of the highest-ROI adjustments you can make to your terminal workspace. By automating the visual parsing of data, you save precious time, reduce cognitive load, and minimize the risk of missing critical system alerts.

There is an odd intimacy to crafting the small tools that shape how we see text. For years I’ve been fascinated by a particular, quietly powerful feature in terminal emulators: highlight sets. In Xshell—NetSarang’s polished SSH/telnet client—highlight sets are the kind of modest convenience that change how you work without fuss or fanfare. This is a chronicle of that change: the feature’s origins, its practical heartbeat, the personalities it reveals, and the curious ways a tiny palette of colors can reorganize attention, memory, and control.

Alternatively, you can permanently assign a highlight set to a specific session via the menu under Appearance . 4. Advanced Highlighting: Unleashing the Power of Regex

| Highlight Set Name | Use Case | Typical Rules | |-------------------|----------|----------------| | | Nginx/Apache logs | Status codes, SQL queries, PHP errors | | Security Admin | Auth logs, firewall logs | Failed logins, port scans, sudo commands | | Database Admin | MySQL/PostgreSQL | Slow queries, deadlocks, replication errors | | Kubernetes | kubectl get pods | CrashLoopBackOff, Pending, ImagePullBackOff | | Network Engineer | Cisco/Juniper configs | Interface up/down, BGP neighbor changes | xshell highlight sets

Connect to a server and run:

If two rules match the same piece of text, XShell prioritizes them based on their order in the Highlight Set list. Move your most critical rules (like specific error flags) to the top of the list using the button so they override more generic rules (like numbers or dates). Conclusion

In the field, type the string or pattern you want to match. Choose the Match Type :

Highlight Sets is a powerful visual feature that tracks specific text strings (keywords) or regular expressions in the terminal output and emphasizes them using custom colors or font styles NetSarang Computer How to Set Up Highlight Sets You can create and manage these sets directly through the Xshell Terminal interface: netsarang.atlassian.net Open the Dialog : Go to the menu and select Terminal Highlight Sets Create a New Set You do not have to manually toggle highlight

Color-code keywords like Critical , Fatal , or Denied .

Creating the set doesn't automatically turn it on. You must link it to your active session: Properties of your session (Alt+P). Navigate to Highlight Set dropdown menu, select the set you just created. to apply the changes immediately to your terminal window. Global Application

Highlight values over 90% CPU usage. CPU usage: [9][0-9]%|100%

Running ping or traceroute ? Highlight Request timed out immediately so you don't miss packet loss. Locate the Highlight Set dropdown menu

Warnings, deprecation notices, and high disk/CPU usage alerts.

To start creating or managing your highlights, follow these steps in NetSarang Computer Highlight Sets Terminal Highlight Sets NetSarang Computer 2. Creating a New Highlight Set Once the Highlight Sets dialog box is open: to create a blank set or if you have a pre-configured file from a peer. Provide a descriptive for your set (e.g., "Python Errors" or "Server Logs"). 3. Adding Keywords and Patterns

Setting up a basic keyword highlight set takes less than two minutes. Follow these steps to configure a basic error-tracking set: