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+\documentclass{article}
+
+% ===================================================
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+% ===================================================
+
+% License: MIT
+% Author: Sven Vogel
+% Copyright: Sven Vogel (2023)
+
+% Based on the tutorial at: 
+% https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Code_Highlighting_with_minted
+
+% ===================================================
+% include the required package
+% make sure this is installed:
+% > tlmgr install minted
+\usepackage{minted}
+% ===================================================
+
+\title{Minted-Syntax-Hightlightning-Test}
+\author{Sven Vogel}
+\date{September 2023}
+\begin{document}
+\maketitle
+
+% ===================================================
+% Add the list of listings 
+\renewcommand\listoflistingscaption{List of source codes}
+\listoflistings % Now typeset the list
+% ===================================================
+
+\section{Introduction}
+The following will show some syntax highlighted source code:
+
+% ===================================================
+% define some source code and specifiy the language
+% every minted block is wrapped in a listing block for alignment and
+% the option to add some caption and label
+\begin{listing}[ht]
+    %             vvvvvvvv <= specifiy language
+    \begin{minted}{python}
+def incmatrix(genl1,genl2):
+    for i in range(m-1):
+        for j in range(i+1, m):
+            [r,c] = np.where(M2 == M1[i,j])
+            for k in range(len(r)):
+                VT[(i)*n + r[k]] = 1;
+                VT[(i)*n + c[k]] = 1;
+                VT[(j)*n + r[k]] = 1;
+                VT[(j)*n + c[k]] = 1;
+                
+                if M is None:
+                    M = np.copy(VT)
+                else:
+                    M = np.concatenate((M, VT), 1)
+                
+                VT = np.zeros((n*m,1), int)
+    return M
+    \end{minted}
+    \caption{Some python code}  % add a caption
+    \label{listing:1}           % add a label for referencing
+\end{listing}
+
+This code is imported from a file:
+
+% import code from a file:
+\begin{listing}[ht]
+    \inputminted{latex}{some_code.txt}
+    \caption{Some latex code}
+    \label{listing:2}
+\end{listing}
+
+% ===================================================
+
+\end{document}
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+\documentclass{article}
+\usepackage{minted}
+\title{Importing files using minted}
+\begin{document}
+The next code will be directly imported from a file:
+
+\inputminted{octave}{BitXorMatrix.m}
+\end{document}
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