Highlight Bash/shell code in Markdown files

Question

How can I highlight the Bash/shell commands in Markdown files?

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For example, to highlight js, I write:

Answer 1

If you are looking to highlight a shell session command sequence as it looks to the user (with prompts, not just as contents of a hypothetical script file), then the right identifier to use at the moment is console:

```console
foo@bar:~$ whoami
foo
```