Inserting backslash at beginning of C++ includes in highlight shortcode

[ghost]

Exporting

{{< highlight cpp >}}
#include <iostream>
#include <stdio>
{{< /highlight >}}

results in

\#include <iostream>
\#include <stdio>

Trying

{{< highlight cpp >}}
=#= include <iostream>
=#= include <stdio>
{{< /highlight >}}

results in

`#` include <iostream>
`#` include <stdio>

[kaushalmodi]

Org doesn't understand the Hugo shortcode syntax.

You need to write the code block in Org syntax. How does the below export?

#+begin_src cpp
,#include <iostream>
,#include <stdio>
#+end_src

[kaushalmodi]

I am not at comp, so I haven't tried the above, may be you don't even need those comma escapes on the 2 lines.

[ghost]

That worked. Just had to set pygmentsCodefences = true in my config file instead of using the shortcode (and the commas are not needed). Thank you!

[kaushalmodi]

ox-hugo can always export to the highlight shortcode syntax in Markdown if you set #+hugo_code_fence: nil at the top of your Org file.

But I have set the default value of that config to t so that the standard triple-backtick code blocks are generated, because:

• It's a more concise syntax
• I have seen a Hugo bug that has to do with using highlight shortcode code blocks in lists (Code blocks using highlight shortcode in lists have extra indentation #161).

See this doc page for complete details on Org Source block support in ox-hugo: https://ox-hugo.scripter.co/doc/source-blocks/.