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+# synmtx
+**Syntax Highlighting for all matrix clients!**
+
+Synmtx allows you to convert your files into matrix-friendly HTML with syntax highlighting!
+Simply run it like this
+```bash
+synmtx hl path/to/file
+```
+and it will spit out the highlighted HTML, figuring out the syntax using the file extension.