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+@SYNTAX:hilight@
+
+ -mask: Match only for nick, <text> is a nick mask
+ -regexp: <text> is a regular expression
+ -full: <text> must match to full words
+ -nick: Hilight only the nick, not the whole line (default)
+ -word: Hilight only the word (default with non-public messages)
+ -line: Hilight the whole line with the hilight color.
+ -color: Print the message with <color>. color is in %code format
+ (see docs/formats.txt)
+ -level: Match only for <level> messages, default is
+ publics,msgs,notices,actions
+ -channels: Match only in <channels>
+
+Examples:
+
+Hilight lines that have "mynick" word:
+ /HILIGHT mynick
+
+Hilight lines that were written by nicks from *.fi with bold green
+ /HILIGHT -color %G -mask *!*@*.fi
+
+For regular expressions, see `man 7 regex`.
+
+See also: DEHILIGHT, SET HILIGHT
+