Remove background highlighting when pasting text into the terminal

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5 years ago

The background highlighting when pasting text into into the terminal / shell has subtly annoyed me for a while. Here is how to remove it:

  zsh:  Add `zle_highlight+=(paste:none)` to ~/.zshrc [1]
  bash (v4.4+): add `set enable-bracketed-paste off` to ~/.inputrc  [2]

[1] https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting/issues/349

[2] https://www.garyshood.com/bash-highlight/

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