<![CDATA[CLI Parameter "-l" does not work with user defined languages]]>Hi,

I use Notepad++ in version 7.5.6

I have prepared a user defined language to highlight target files for CNC-Machines which use a certain CNC.
<UserLang name="G-Code" ext="DIN din NC nc CNC cnc BEV bev MHT mht target.txt" udlVersion="2.1">
The name of the user language is “G-Code”.

If I use the CLI in the following way
Notepad++ -lG-Code myTextfile.txt

I also have also tried to rename the language to “GCode” and use the following command line:
Notepad++ -lGCode myTextfile.txt

in both cases the code highlight of my user defined language is not selected.
If I open a file with one of the defined file extensions it works properly and selects the correct user defined language.

Have I done something wrong or is it just not implemented for user defined languages?

Thanks in advance
TMuel

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/15444/cli-parameter-l-does-not-work-with-user-defined-languagesRSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 03:54:30 GMTWed, 21 Mar 2018 09:59:35 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to CLI Parameter "-l" does not work with user defined languages on Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:56:44 GMT]]>Hi Jim,

I assumed the -l parameter as an override function for the detection of the language by the files extension. because if i try -lbash then it highlites it with the Bash code highlitning.

If I use a *.din file it ofcause works, but then it uses the detection for the language of the file extension and i could omit the -l parameter.

it is my intention to have the target.txt in my definition, because i dont want to have the highlight for all text files, but i ofetn open files which have the name target.txt, which i always want to have highlighted.

Best regards
TMuel

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/31088https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/31088Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:56:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to CLI Parameter "-l" does not work with user defined languages on Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:32:47 GMT]]>@TMuel1123 in your ext definition I see target.txt, but I do not see txt. Maybe that’s your problem…

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