.bash_profile

@@ -56,16 +56,6 @@ __export_pager()
     # Export existing pager
     if [ -n "${___pager}" ]; then
         export PAGER="${___pager}"
-
-        export LESS='-r'
-        # Add colours for less
-        export LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$'\E[01;31m'
-        export LESS_TERMCAP_md=$'\E[01;31m'
-        export LESS_TERMCAP_me=$'\E[0m'
-        export LESS_TERMCAP_se=$'\E[0m'
-        export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$'\E[01;44;33m'
-        export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\E[0m'
-        export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\E[01;32m'
     fi
 }
 
@@ -126,6 +116,30 @@ __export_ls_colors()
     fi
 }
 
+__export_lesspipe_opts() {
+
+    # Enable lesspipe colouring if set as default pager
+    if [[ ${PAGER} =~ .*/less$ ]]; then
+
+        # Requires source-highlight package to be installed
+        if [[ -x /usr/bin/src-hilite-lesspipe.sh ]]; then
+            export LESSOPEN="| /usr/bin/src-hilite-lesspipe.sh %s"
+            export LESS=' -R '
+        else
+            export LESS='-r'
+        fi
+
+        # Add colours for less
+        export LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$'\E[01;31m'
+        export LESS_TERMCAP_md=$'\E[01;31m'
+        export LESS_TERMCAP_me=$'\E[0m'
+        export LESS_TERMCAP_se=$'\E[0m'
+        export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$'\E[01;44;33m'
+        export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\E[0m'
+        export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\E[01;32m'
+    fi
+}
+
 # --- SSH agent --- #
 agent()
 {
@@ -295,6 +309,8 @@ __export_ls_colors
 # shellcheck disable=SC2119
 __export_pager
 # shellcheck disable=SC2119
+__export_lesspipe_opts
+# shellcheck disable=SC2119
 __export_editor
 # shellcheck disable=SC2119
 __export_browser