Merge pull request 'Bump version to 0.3.0' (#2) from dev into main

Add --watch flag that polls a file and redraws the terminal when its
content changes. Useful for monitoring log files, configuration files,
or any file that changes over time.

Features:
- Polls file every 1 second for changes
- Disables pager (pager would block the watch loop)
- File-only: rejects stdin or - input
- Error recovery: retries when file is missing or temporarily unreadable
- State comparison: only redraws when content actually changes

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [main, dev]
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
 

AGENTS.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ uv run rp <file>            # Rich-print a file
 uv run rp --help            # Show help
 uv run rp --version         # Show version
 echo '{"a":1}' | uv run rp  # Read from stdin
+cat patch.txt | uv run rp --guess-content  # Enable heuristic content guessing
 ```
 
 ### Testing
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ def detect_type(
     path: str | None = None,
     content: str | None = None,
     explicit_type: str | None = None,
+    guess_content: bool = False,
 ) -> str:
     ...
 ```
@@ -152,6 +154,11 @@ When adding new file types:
 2. Use Pygments lexer name as the value
 3. For special filenames (e.g., `Dockerfile`), add to `_FILENAME_MAP`
 
+Detection stays conservative by default: explicit type, filename map, extension map,
+shebang, and JSON detection all run before falling back to `text`. Heuristic
+Pygments content guessing is opt-in via `--guess-content` and should remain a
+late fallback.
+
 ### Rendering
 - `markdown` and `md` → use `rich.markdown.Markdown`
 - `json` → use `rich.json.JSON` with fallback to `Syntax`
@@ -190,9 +197,10 @@ rich-print/
 ## Dependencies
 
 - `rich>=13.0` — Terminal rendering (Markdown, JSON, Syntax)
+- `pygments>=2.13.0` — Lexer detection and syntax lexers
 - `typer>=0.12` — CLI framework
 
-Runtime dependencies. Dev dependencies: `ruff>=0.9`, `mypy>=1.14`, `pytest>=8.0`, `pytest-cov>=5.0`.
+Runtime dependencies. Dev dependencies: `ruff>=0.9`, `mypy>=1.14`, `pytest>=8.0`, `pytest-cov>=5.0`, `types-pygments>=2.19`.
 
 ## Git Workflow
 

README.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Rich print files — markdown, JSON, code, and more — beautifully in your term
 - **JSON formatting** with syntax highlighting
 - **Pager integration** with mouse scrolling support
 - **Stdin support** for piping content
+- **Watch mode** for live file redraws
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -49,6 +50,13 @@ rp --type python script.txt
 rp -t json data.txt
 ```
 
+### Guess from content
+
+```bash
+cat patch.txt | rp --guess-content
+rp --guess-content snippet.txt
+```
+
 ### Pager control
 
 ```bash
@@ -58,6 +66,15 @@ rp --no-pager file.py     # Disable pager
 
 The pager prefers `less -R --mouse` for mouse scrolling when available, otherwise falls back to the system pager.
 
+### Watch a file
+
+```bash
+rp --watch README.md
+rp --watch --type json data.txt
+```
+
+`--watch` is file-only. It does not support stdin or `-`, disables the pager, redraws the screen when the file changes, and keeps retrying if the file becomes missing or temporarily unreadable.
+
 ### Show version
 
 ```bash

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "rp"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Rich print files — markdown, JSON, code, and more — beautifully in your terminal"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
+    "pygments>=2.13.0",
     "rich>=13.0",
     "typer>=0.12",
 ]
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ dev = [
     "mypy>=1.14",
     "pytest>=8.0",
     "pytest-cov>=5.0",
+    "types-pygments>=2.19.0.20260402",
 ]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]

src/rp/__init__.py

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "0.2.3"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"
 __author__ = "Yunxiao Xu"
 __license__ = "MIT"

src/rp/cli.py

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from collections.abc import Callable
 import sys
+import time
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Annotated
 
@@ -10,9 +12,12 @@ import typer
 from rich.console import Console
 
 from rp import __author__, __license__, __version__
+from rp.debug import DebugLogger, env_debug_enabled, log_debug, make_debug_logger
 from rp.detect import detect_type
 from rp.render import RenderOptions, render
 
+_WATCH_POLL_INTERVAL = 1.0
+
 app = typer.Typer(
     name="rp",
     help="Rich print files — markdown, JSON, code, and more — beautifully in your terminal.",
@@ -35,6 +40,103 @@ def version_callback(value: bool) -> None:
         raise typer.Exit()
 
 
+def _read_file_content(file: Path) -> str:
+    """Read a UTF-8 text file for rendering."""
+    if not file.exists():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"File not found: {file}")
+    if file.is_dir():
+        raise IsADirectoryError(f"Is a directory: {file}")
+
+    try:
+        return file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    except UnicodeDecodeError as exc:
+        raise ValueError(f"Cannot read binary file: {file}") from exc
+
+
+def _render_content(
+    *,
+    console: Console,
+    debug: DebugLogger | None,
+    content: str,
+    file_path: str | None,
+    file_type: str | None,
+    guess_content: bool,
+    theme: str,
+    line_numbers: bool | None,
+    pager: bool | None,
+) -> None:
+    """Detect type and render content with the standard pipeline."""
+    detected_type = detect_type(
+        path=file_path,
+        content=content,
+        explicit_type=file_type,
+        guess_content=guess_content,
+        debug=debug,
+    )
+
+    options = RenderOptions(
+        theme=theme,
+        line_numbers=line_numbers,
+        pager=pager,
+        debug=debug,
+    )
+    render(content, detected_type, console, options)
+
+
+def _watch_file(
+    *,
+    file: Path,
+    console: Console,
+    debug: DebugLogger | None,
+    file_type: str | None,
+    guess_content: bool,
+    theme: str,
+    line_numbers: bool | None,
+    sleep: Callable[[float], None] | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Poll a file and redraw when its visible state changes."""
+    if sleep is None:
+        sleep = time.sleep
+
+    previous_state: tuple[str, str] | None = None
+
+    while True:
+        try:
+            content = _read_file_content(file)
+        except (
+            FileNotFoundError,
+            IsADirectoryError,
+            PermissionError,
+            OSError,
+            ValueError,
+        ) as exc:
+            state = ("error", str(exc))
+            if state != previous_state:
+                log_debug(debug, f"watch: detected error state {state[1]!r}")
+                console.clear(home=True)
+                console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] {state[1]}")
+                previous_state = state
+        else:
+            state = ("content", content)
+            if state != previous_state:
+                log_debug(debug, f"watch: rendering update for {str(file)!r}")
+                console.clear(home=True)
+                _render_content(
+                    console=console,
+                    debug=debug,
+                    content=content,
+                    file_path=str(file),
+                    file_type=file_type,
+                    guess_content=guess_content,
+                    theme=theme,
+                    line_numbers=line_numbers,
+                    pager=False,
+                )
+                previous_state = state
+
+        sleep(_WATCH_POLL_INTERVAL)
+
+
 @app.command()
 def main(
     file: Annotated[
@@ -65,6 +167,20 @@ def main(
             help="Use pager for output. Default: auto-detect.",
         ),
     ] = None,
+    watch: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        typer.Option(
+            "--watch/--no-watch",
+            help="Watch a file for changes and redraw when it updates.",
+        ),
+    ] = False,
+    guess_content: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        typer.Option(
+            "--guess-content/--no-guess-content",
+            help="Use heuristic content-based type detection as a fallback.",
+        ),
+    ] = False,
     version: Annotated[
         bool | None,
         typer.Option(
@@ -84,28 +200,47 @@ def main(
         theme: Pygments color theme.
         line_numbers: Show line numbers. Default: auto.
         pager: Use pager for output. Default: auto-detect.
+        watch: Watch a file for changes and redraw when it updates.
+        guess_content: Use heuristic content-based type detection as a fallback.
         version: Show version and exit.
     """
     console = Console()
+    debug = make_debug_logger(Console(stderr=True), env_debug_enabled())
+
+    if watch and (file is None or str(file) == "-"):
+        console.print("[red]Error:[/red] --watch only supports file input.")
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1)
 
     if file is None or str(file) == "-":
+        log_debug(debug, "input: reading from stdin")
         if sys.stdin.isatty():
             console.print("[dim]Reading from stdin. Press Ctrl+D to end.[/dim]")
         content = sys.stdin.read()
         file_path = None
     else:
-        if not file.exists():
+        log_debug(debug, f"input: reading file {str(file)!r}")
-            console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] File not found: {file}")
+        if watch:
-            raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+            log_debug(debug, f"watch: polling {str(file)!r}")
-        if file.is_dir():
+            _watch_file(
-            console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Is a directory: {file}")
+                file=file,
-            raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+                console=console,
+                debug=debug,
+                file_type=file_type,
+                guess_content=guess_content,
+                theme=theme,
+                line_numbers=line_numbers,
+            )
+            raise typer.Exit()
+
         try:
-            content = file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+            content = _read_file_content(file)
-        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+        except (
-            console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Cannot read binary file: {file}")
+            FileNotFoundError,
-            raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+            IsADirectoryError,
-        except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+            PermissionError,
+            OSError,
+            ValueError,
+        ) as e:
             console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] {e}")
             raise typer.Exit(code=1)
         file_path = str(file)
@@ -114,14 +249,17 @@ def main(
         console.print("[dim]Empty input, nothing to display.[/dim]")
         raise typer.Exit()
 
-    file_type = detect_type(path=file_path, content=content, explicit_type=file_type)
+    _render_content(
-
+        console=console,
-    options = RenderOptions(
+        debug=debug,
+        content=content,
+        file_path=file_path,
+        file_type=file_type,
+        guess_content=guess_content,
         theme=theme,
         line_numbers=line_numbers,
         pager=pager,
     )
-    render(content, file_type, console, options)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

src/rp/debug.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"""Debug logging helpers for rp."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from collections.abc import Callable, Mapping
+
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.text import Text
+
+DEBUG_ENV_VAR = "RP_DEBUG"
+_FALSE_DEBUG_VALUES = {"", "0", "false", "no", "off"}
+
+type DebugLogger = Callable[[str], None]
+
+
+def env_debug_enabled(env: Mapping[str, str] | None = None) -> bool:
+    """Return whether debug logging is enabled via ``RP_DEBUG``."""
+    source = os.environ if env is None else env
+    value = source.get(DEBUG_ENV_VAR)
+    if value is None:
+        return False
+    return value.strip().lower() not in _FALSE_DEBUG_VALUES
+
+
+def make_debug_logger(console: Console, enabled: bool) -> DebugLogger | None:
+    """Return a console-backed debug logger when debug mode is enabled."""
+    if not enabled:
+        return None
+
+    def _log(message: str) -> None:
+        console.print(Text.assemble(("[rp debug] ", "dim"), message))
+
+    return _log
+
+
+def log_debug(debug: DebugLogger | None, message: str) -> None:
+    """Emit a debug line when a debug logger is configured."""
+    if debug is not None:
+        debug(message)

src/rp/detect.py

@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import shlex
+from numbers import Real
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from pygments.lexers import guess_lexer
+from pygments.util import ClassNotFound
+
+from rp.debug import DebugLogger, log_debug
+
 EXTENSION_MAP: dict[str, str] = {
     ".md": "markdown",
     ".json": "json",
@@ -52,13 +59,179 @@ EXTENSION_MAP: dict[str, str] = {
 _FILENAME_MAP: dict[str, str] = {
     "Dockerfile": "docker",
     "Makefile": "make",
+    ".bashrc": "bash",
+    ".zshrc": "bash",
+    ".profile": "bash",
 }
 
+_SHEBANG_MAP: dict[str, str] = {
+    "python": "python",
+    "python3": "python",
+    "python2": "python",
+    "sh": "bash",
+    "bash": "bash",
+    "zsh": "bash",
+}
+
+_ENV_OPTIONS_WITH_ARG = {
+    "-C",
+    "-u",
+    "--argv0",
+    "--block-signal",
+    "--chdir",
+    "--default-signal",
+    "--ignore-signal",
+    "--unset",
+}
+
+_ENV_LONG_OPTIONS_WITH_ARG = {
+    opt.lstrip("-") for opt in _ENV_OPTIONS_WITH_ARG if opt.startswith("--")
+}
+
+
+def _is_env_assignment(part: str) -> bool:
+    """Return whether a token looks like an env-style variable assignment."""
+    name, separator, _ = part.partition("=")
+    return (
+        bool(separator)
+        and bool(name)
+        and (name[0].isalpha() or name[0] == "_")
+        and all(char.isalnum() or char == "_" for char in name[1:])
+    )
+
+
+def _detect_env_program(parts: list[str]) -> str | None:
+    """Return the actual program name from an env-based shebang."""
+    remaining = parts[1:]
+
+    while remaining:
+        part = remaining.pop(0)
+
+        if part.startswith("--split-string="):
+            try:
+                remaining = shlex.split(part.partition("=")[2]) + remaining
+            except ValueError:
+                return None
+            continue
+
+        if part in {"-S", "--split-string"}:
+            if not remaining:
+                return None
+            try:
+                remaining = shlex.split(remaining.pop(0)) + remaining
+            except ValueError:
+                return None
+            continue
+
+        if part.startswith("-S"):
+            try:
+                remaining = shlex.split(part[2:]) + remaining
+            except ValueError:
+                return None
+            continue
+
+        if part == "--":
+            if not remaining:
+                return None
+            return Path(remaining[0]).name
+
+        if part in _ENV_OPTIONS_WITH_ARG:
+            if not remaining:
+                return None
+            remaining.pop(0)
+            continue
+
+        if any(part.startswith(f"{option}=") for option in _ENV_LONG_OPTIONS_WITH_ARG):
+            continue
+
+        if part.startswith("-"):
+            continue
+
+        if _is_env_assignment(part):
+            continue
+
+        return Path(part).name
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _detect_shebang(content: str) -> str | None:
+    """Return a lexer from the first shebang line when recognized."""
+    lines = content.splitlines()
+    first_line = lines[0] if lines else content
+    if not first_line.startswith("#!"):
+        return None
+
+    command = first_line[2:].strip()
+    if not command:
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        parts = shlex.split(command)
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+
+    if not parts:
+        return None
+
+    program = Path(parts[0]).name
+    if program == "env":
+        env_program = _detect_env_program(parts)
+        if env_program is None:
+            return None
+        program = env_program
+
+    return _SHEBANG_MAP.get(program)
+
+
+def _detect_pygments_content(
+    content: str,
+    debug: DebugLogger | None = None,
+) -> str | None:
+    """Return a lexer guessed from content when Pygments is confident."""
+    try:
+        lexer = guess_lexer(content)
+    except ClassNotFound:
+        log_debug(debug, "type: Pygments could not guess a lexer from content")
+        return None
+
+    aliases: list[str] = getattr(lexer, "aliases", [])
+    alias = aliases[0] if aliases else None
+    analyse_text = getattr(lexer, "analyse_text", None)
+    score_value = analyse_text(content) if callable(analyse_text) else 0.0
+    score = float(score_value) if isinstance(score_value, Real) else 0.0
+
+    guessed = alias if alias is not None else lexer.__class__.__name__
+    log_debug(debug, f"type: content guess -> lexer={guessed!r}, score={score:.3f}")
+
+    if alias is None:
+        log_debug(debug, "type: rejected content guess because the lexer has no alias")
+        return None
+
+    if alias == "text":
+        log_debug(
+            debug,
+            "type: rejected content guess because the lexer resolved to plain text",
+        )
+        return None
+
+    if score < 0.5:
+        log_debug(
+            debug,
+            "type: rejected content guess because the score is below 0.500",
+        )
+        return None
+
+    log_debug(debug, f"type: inferred {alias!r} from heuristic content guessing")
+    return alias
+
 
 def detect_type(
     path: str | None = None,
     content: str | None = None,
     explicit_type: str | None = None,
+    guess_content: bool = False,
+    debug: DebugLogger | None = None,
 ) -> str:
     """Detect the file type for syntax highlighting.
 
@@ -66,30 +239,44 @@ def detect_type(
     1. Explicit type if provided
     2. Filename-based mapping (for example, Dockerfile)
     3. Extension-based mapping
-    4. JSON if content starts with '{' or '[' and parses successfully
+    4. Shebang-based mapping for script content
-    5. Fallback to 'text'
+    5. JSON if content starts with '{' or '[' and parses successfully
+    6. Heuristic content guessing when enabled
+    7. Fallback to 'text'
 
     Args:
         path: File path for filename and extension detection.
         content: File content for JSON detection.
         explicit_type: Override auto-detection with explicit type.
+        guess_content: Enable heuristic content-based lexer guessing.
+        debug: Optional debug logger for inference details.
 
     Returns:
         Pygments lexer name for the detected file type.
     """
     if explicit_type is not None:
+        log_debug(debug, f"type: using explicit override {explicit_type!r}")
         return explicit_type
 
     if path is not None:
         p = Path(path)
         name = p.name
         if name in _FILENAME_MAP:
-            return _FILENAME_MAP[name]
+            detected = _FILENAME_MAP[name]
+            log_debug(debug, f"type: inferred {detected!r} from filename {name!r}")
+            return detected
         suffix = p.suffix.lower()
         if suffix in EXTENSION_MAP:
-            return EXTENSION_MAP[suffix]
+            detected = EXTENSION_MAP[suffix]
+            log_debug(debug, f"type: inferred {detected!r} from extension {suffix!r}")
+            return detected
 
     if content is not None:
+        shebang_type = _detect_shebang(content)
+        if shebang_type is not None:
+            log_debug(debug, f"type: inferred {shebang_type!r} from shebang")
+            return shebang_type
+
         stripped = content.strip()
         if stripped and (
             (stripped[0] == "{" and stripped[-1] == "}")
@@ -97,8 +284,17 @@ def detect_type(
         ):
             try:
                 json.loads(stripped)
+                log_debug(debug, "type: inferred 'json' from JSON content")
                 return "json"
             except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
-                pass
+                log_debug(debug, "type: JSON-like content failed to parse")
 
+        if guess_content:
+            pygments_type = _detect_pygments_content(content, debug=debug)
+            if pygments_type is not None:
+                return pygments_type
+        else:
+            log_debug(debug, "type: skipped heuristic content guessing")
+
+    log_debug(debug, "type: fell back to 'text'")
     return "text"

src/rp/pager.py

@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import subprocess
 
 from rich.pager import Pager, SystemPager
 
+from rp.debug import DebugLogger, log_debug
 
-def _mouse_capable_less() -> str | None:
+
+def _mouse_capable_less(debug: DebugLogger | None = None) -> str | None:
     """Return a ``less`` path that likely supports ``--mouse``.
 
     Mouse support was added in ``less`` 543. This probe is best-effort: it
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ def _mouse_capable_less() -> str | None:
     """
     less = shutil.which("less")
     if less is None:
+        log_debug(debug, "pager: 'less' was not found")
         return None
 
     try:
@@ -31,16 +34,21 @@ def _mouse_capable_less() -> str | None:
             [less, "--version"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5
         )
     except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, OSError):
+        log_debug(debug, "pager: failed to probe the installed 'less' binary")
         return None
 
     version_str = result.stdout or result.stderr or ""
     match = re.search(r"\bless\s+(\d+)\b", version_str, re.IGNORECASE)
     if match is None:
+        log_debug(debug, "pager: could not parse the installed 'less' version")
         return None
 
-    if int(match.group(1)) < 543:
+    version = int(match.group(1))
+    if version < 543:
+        log_debug(debug, f"pager: installed 'less' {version} is too old for --mouse")
         return None
 
+    log_debug(debug, f"pager: using 'less' {version} from {less!r}")
     return less
 
 
@@ -53,29 +61,41 @@ class MousePager(Pager):
     trigger a second pager session.
     """
 
+    def __init__(self, debug: DebugLogger | None = None) -> None:
+        """Initialize the pager with an optional debug logger."""
+        self._debug = debug
+
     def show(self, content: str) -> None:
         """Display rendered content in ``less -R --mouse`` when possible.
 
         Args:
             content: Fully rendered text from Rich.
         """
-        less = _mouse_capable_less()
+        less = _mouse_capable_less(self._debug)
         if less is None:
+            log_debug(self._debug, "pager: falling back to Rich's SystemPager")
             SystemPager().show(content)
             return
 
         try:
+            log_debug(self._debug, "pager: launching 'less -R --mouse'")
             result = subprocess.run(
                 [less, "-R", "--mouse"],
                 input=content,
                 text=True,
             )
         except OSError:
+            log_debug(self._debug, "pager: failed to launch 'less', using SystemPager")
             SystemPager().show(content)
             return
 
         if result.returncode in (-signal.SIGINT, 128 + signal.SIGINT):
+            log_debug(self._debug, "pager: interrupted by user")
             return
 
         if result.returncode != 0:
+            log_debug(
+                self._debug,
+                f"pager: 'less' exited with status {result.returncode}, using SystemPager",
+            )
             SystemPager().show(content)

src/rp/render.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from rich.markdown import Markdown
 from rich.padding import Padding
 from rich.syntax import Syntax
 
+from rp.debug import DebugLogger, log_debug
 from rp.pager import MousePager
 
 
@@ -21,11 +22,13 @@ class RenderOptions:
         theme: Pygments color theme name.
         line_numbers: Show line numbers. ``None`` enables them for code only.
         pager: Use pager for output. ``None`` auto-detects terminal output.
+        debug: Optional debug logger for render and pager decisions.
     """
 
     theme: str = "monokai"
     line_numbers: bool | None = None
     pager: bool | None = None
+    debug: DebugLogger | None = None
 
 
 _MARKDOWN_TYPES: set[str] = {"markdown", "md"}
@@ -49,12 +52,27 @@ def render(
     line_numbers = options.line_numbers
     if line_numbers is None:
         line_numbers = file_type not in _MARKDOWN_TYPES and file_type not in _JSON_TYPES
+        log_debug(
+            options.debug,
+            f"render: auto-set line_numbers={line_numbers} for {file_type!r}",
+        )
 
     use_pager = options.pager
     if use_pager is None:
         import sys
 
-        use_pager = sys.stdout.isatty()
+        stdout_is_tty = sys.stdout.isatty()
+        use_pager = stdout_is_tty
+        log_debug(
+            options.debug,
+            f"pager: auto-detected {'enabled' if use_pager else 'disabled'} "
+            f"because stdout is {'a' if stdout_is_tty else 'not a'} TTY",
+        )
+    else:
+        log_debug(
+            options.debug,
+            f"pager: explicitly {'enabled' if use_pager else 'disabled'}",
+        )
 
     renderable: RenderableType
     if file_type in _MARKDOWN_TYPES:
@@ -63,6 +81,7 @@ def render(
         try:
             renderable = RichJSON(content)
         except (SyntaxError, ValueError):
+            log_debug(options.debug, "render: invalid JSON, falling back to syntax")
             renderable = Syntax(
                 content, "json", theme=options.theme, line_numbers=line_numbers
             )
@@ -72,6 +91,10 @@ def render(
                 content, file_type, theme=options.theme, line_numbers=line_numbers
             )
         except Exception:
+            log_debug(
+                options.debug,
+                f"render: unknown lexer {file_type!r}, falling back to plain text",
+            )
             renderable = Syntax(
                 content, "text", theme=options.theme, line_numbers=line_numbers
             )
@@ -79,7 +102,9 @@ def render(
     padded = Padding(renderable, (1, 2))
 
     if use_pager:
-        with console.pager(pager=MousePager(), styles=True):
+        log_debug(options.debug, "pager: opening pager")
+        with console.pager(pager=MousePager(debug=options.debug), styles=True):
             console.print(padded)
     else:
+        log_debug(options.debug, "pager: writing directly to the console")
         console.print(padded)

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import pytest
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
 from rp import __version__
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ class TestFileInput:
             path=str(file),
             content="x = 1\n",
             explicit_type=None,
+            guess_content=False,
+            debug=None,
         )
 
     def test_render_called_with_correct_options(self, tmp_file) -> None:
@@ -169,6 +172,18 @@ class TestStdinInput:
 
         assert result.exit_code == 0
 
+    def test_watch_rejects_stdin(self) -> None:
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["--watch"], input="hello\n")
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 1
+        assert "--watch only supports file input" in result.output
+
+    def test_watch_rejects_dash_input(self) -> None:
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["-", "--watch"], input="hello\n")
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 1
+        assert "--watch only supports file input" in result.output
+
     def test_stdin_passes_none_path(self) -> None:
         """When reading from stdin, detect_type should receive path=None."""
         with patch("rp.cli.detect_type") as mock_detect_type:
@@ -180,8 +195,42 @@ class TestStdinInput:
             path=None,
             content="hello\n",
             explicit_type=None,
+            guess_content=False,
+            debug=None,
         )
 
+    def test_debug_env_enables_debug_logger(self) -> None:
+        with patch("rp.cli.detect_type") as mock_detect_type:
+            mock_detect_type.return_value = "text"
+            with patch("rp.cli.render"):
+                runner.invoke(
+                    app, ["--no-pager"], input="hello\n", env={"RP_DEBUG": "1"}
+                )
+
+        _, kwargs = mock_detect_type.call_args
+        assert kwargs["debug"] is not None
+
+    def test_debug_output_stays_on_stderr(self, tmp_file) -> None:
+        file = tmp_file("# Hello\n", suffix=".md")
+
+        result = runner.invoke(app, [str(file), "--no-pager"], env={"RP_DEBUG": "1"})
+        normalized_stderr = result.stderr.replace("\n", "")
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "[rp debug]" not in result.stdout
+        assert "Hello" in result.stdout
+        assert "[rp debug] input: reading file" in result.stderr
+        assert repr(str(file)) in normalized_stderr
+        assert (
+            "[rp debug] type: inferred 'markdown' from extension '.md'" in result.stderr
+        )
+        assert (
+            "[rp debug] render: auto-set line_numbers=False for 'markdown'"
+            in result.stderr
+        )
+        assert "[rp debug] pager: explicitly disabled" in result.stderr
+        assert "[rp debug] pager: writing directly to the console" in result.stderr
+
     def test_stdin_shows_tty_prompt(self) -> None:
         """When stdin is a TTY and no input is piped, show the reading hint."""
         with patch("rp.cli.sys.stdin.isatty", return_value=True):
@@ -216,6 +265,7 @@ class TestTypeOverride:
 
         _, kwargs = mock_detect_type.call_args
         assert kwargs["explicit_type"] == "json"
+        assert kwargs["guess_content"] is False
 
     def test_explicit_type_short_flag(self, tmp_file) -> None:
         file = tmp_file("def foo(): pass\n", suffix=".txt")
@@ -236,6 +286,28 @@ class TestThemeOption:
         assert result.exit_code == 0
 
 
+class TestGuessContentOption:
+    """Tests for the guess-content flag."""
+
+    def test_guess_content_is_forwarded(self) -> None:
+        with patch("rp.cli.detect_type") as mock_detect_type:
+            mock_detect_type.return_value = "diff"
+            with patch("rp.cli.render"):
+                runner.invoke(app, ["--guess-content", "--no-pager"], input="hello\n")
+
+        _, kwargs = mock_detect_type.call_args
+        assert kwargs["guess_content"] is True
+
+    def test_guess_content_disabled_by_default(self) -> None:
+        with patch("rp.cli.detect_type") as mock_detect_type:
+            mock_detect_type.return_value = "text"
+            with patch("rp.cli.render"):
+                runner.invoke(app, ["--no-pager"], input="hello\n")
+
+        _, kwargs = mock_detect_type.call_args
+        assert kwargs["guess_content"] is False
+
+
 class TestLineNumbersOption:
     """Tests for the line number flags."""
 
@@ -252,3 +324,96 @@ class TestLineNumbersOption:
         result = runner.invoke(app, [str(file), "--no-line-numbers", "--no-pager"])
 
         assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+
+class TestWatchMode:
+    """Tests for the watch mode loop."""
+
+    def test_watch_disables_pager(self, tmp_file) -> None:
+        file = tmp_file("x = 1\n", suffix=".py")
+
+        with patch("rp.cli.detect_type", return_value="python"):
+            with patch("rp.cli.time.sleep", side_effect=KeyboardInterrupt):
+                with patch("rp.cli.render") as mock_render:
+                    with pytest.raises(KeyboardInterrupt):
+                        main(file=file, pager=True, watch=True)
+
+        call_args = mock_render.call_args
+        assert call_args is not None
+        options = call_args[0][3]
+        assert options.pager is False
+
+    def test_watch_rerenders_on_file_change(self, tmp_file) -> None:
+        file = tmp_file("x = 1\n", suffix=".py")
+        sleep_calls = 0
+
+        def fake_sleep(_: float) -> None:
+            nonlocal sleep_calls
+            sleep_calls += 1
+            if sleep_calls == 1:
+                file.write_text("x = 2\n", encoding="utf-8")
+                return
+            raise KeyboardInterrupt
+
+        with patch("rp.cli.detect_type", return_value="python"):
+            with patch("rp.cli.time.sleep", side_effect=fake_sleep):
+                with patch("rp.cli.render") as mock_render:
+                    with pytest.raises(KeyboardInterrupt):
+                        main(file=file, watch=True)
+
+        assert [call.args[0] for call in mock_render.call_args_list] == [
+            "x = 1\n",
+            "x = 2\n",
+        ]
+
+    def test_watch_retries_after_missing_file_and_recovers(self, tmp_file) -> None:
+        file = tmp_file("x = 1\n", suffix=".py")
+        sleep_calls = 0
+
+        def fake_sleep(_: float) -> None:
+            nonlocal sleep_calls
+            sleep_calls += 1
+            if sleep_calls == 1:
+                file.unlink()
+                return
+            if sleep_calls == 2:
+                file.write_text("x = 3\n", encoding="utf-8")
+                return
+            raise KeyboardInterrupt
+
+        with patch("rp.cli.detect_type", return_value="python"):
+            with patch("rp.cli.time.sleep", side_effect=fake_sleep):
+                with patch("rp.cli.Console.print") as mock_print:
+                    with patch("rp.cli.render") as mock_render:
+                        with pytest.raises(KeyboardInterrupt):
+                            main(file=file, watch=True)
+
+        assert [call.args[0] for call in mock_render.call_args_list] == [
+            "x = 1\n",
+            "x = 3\n",
+        ]
+        mock_print.assert_any_call(f"[red]Error:[/red] File not found: {file}")
+
+    def test_watch_recovers_when_file_is_missing_at_startup(
+        self, tmp_path: Path
+    ) -> None:
+        file = tmp_path / "startup.py"
+        sleep_calls = 0
+
+        def fake_sleep(_: float) -> None:
+            nonlocal sleep_calls
+            sleep_calls += 1
+            if sleep_calls == 1:
+                file.write_text("x = 4\n", encoding="utf-8")
+                return
+            raise KeyboardInterrupt
+
+        with patch("rp.cli.detect_type", return_value="python"):
+            with patch("rp.cli.time.sleep", side_effect=fake_sleep):
+                with patch("rp.cli.Console.print") as mock_print:
+                    with patch("rp.cli.render") as mock_render:
+                        with pytest.raises(KeyboardInterrupt):
+                            main(file=file, watch=True)
+
+        assert [call.args[0] for call in mock_render.call_args_list] == ["x = 4\n"]
+        mock_print.assert_any_call(f"[red]Error:[/red] File not found: {file}")

tests/test_debug.py

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""Tests for debug helpers."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+
+from rich.console import Console
+
+from rp.debug import DEBUG_ENV_VAR, env_debug_enabled, log_debug, make_debug_logger
+
+
+class TestEnvDebugEnabled:
+    """Environment-based debug mode toggles."""
+
+    def test_disabled_by_default(self) -> None:
+        assert env_debug_enabled({}) is False
+
+    def test_false_like_values_disable_debug(self) -> None:
+        for value in ["", "0", "false", "no", "off"]:
+            assert env_debug_enabled({DEBUG_ENV_VAR: value}) is False
+
+    def test_false_like_values_are_trimmed_and_case_insensitive(self) -> None:
+        for value in [" False ", "\tNO\n", " Off "]:
+            assert env_debug_enabled({DEBUG_ENV_VAR: value}) is False
+
+    def test_truthy_values_enable_debug(self) -> None:
+        assert env_debug_enabled({DEBUG_ENV_VAR: "1"}) is True
+        assert env_debug_enabled({DEBUG_ENV_VAR: "true"}) is True
+
+    def test_truthy_values_are_trimmed_and_case_insensitive(self) -> None:
+        for value in [" TRUE ", " Yes ", "\ton\n"]:
+            assert env_debug_enabled({DEBUG_ENV_VAR: value}) is True
+
+
+class TestMakeDebugLogger:
+    """Console-backed debug logger output."""
+
+    def test_logs_visible_prefix(self) -> None:
+        stream = io.StringIO()
+        console = Console(file=stream, force_terminal=False)
+        logger = make_debug_logger(console, enabled=True)
+
+        assert logger is not None
+        logger("hello")
+
+        assert stream.getvalue() == "[rp debug] hello\n"
+
+
+class TestLogDebug:
+    """Nil-safe debug logger forwarding."""
+
+    def test_noop_when_logger_is_none(self) -> None:
+        log_debug(None, "hello")
+
+    def test_forwards_to_logger(self) -> None:
+        messages: list[str] = []
+
+        log_debug(messages.append, "hello")
+
+        assert messages == ["hello"]

tests/test_detect.py

@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@ class TestExtensionMap:
         assert detect_type(path="archive.tar.gz") == "text"
 
     def test_hidden_file(self) -> None:
-        assert detect_type(path=".bashrc") == "text"
+        assert detect_type(path=".bashrc") == "bash"
+
+    def test_zshrc(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(path=".zshrc") == "bash"
+
+    def test_profile(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(path=".profile") == "bash"
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ("suffix", "expected"),
@@ -80,8 +86,73 @@ class TestExtensionMap:
         assert detect_type(path=f"example{suffix}") == expected
 
 
+class TestShebangDetection:
+    """Priority 4: detect common scripts from shebangs."""
+
+    def test_env_python3_shebang(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(content="#!/usr/bin/env python3\nprint('hi')\n") == "python"
+
+    def test_env_python3_with_assignment(self) -> None:
+        assert (
+            detect_type(content="#!/usr/bin/env FOO=1 python3\nprint('hi')\n")
+            == "python"
+        )
+
+    def test_env_ignore_environment_before_program(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(content="#!/usr/bin/env -i bash\necho hi\n") == "bash"
+
+    def test_env_split_string_shebang(self) -> None:
+        assert (
+            detect_type(content="#!/usr/bin/env -S python3 -u\nprint('hi')\n")
+            == "python"
+        )
+
+    def test_env_compact_split_string_shebang(self) -> None:
+        assert (
+            detect_type(content="#!/usr/bin/env -Spython3 -u\nprint('hi')\n")
+            == "python"
+        )
+
+    def test_env_quoted_split_string_shebang(self) -> None:
+        assert (
+            detect_type(
+                content='#!/usr/bin/env --split-string="python3 -u"\nprint("hi")\n'
+            )
+            == "python"
+        )
+
+    def test_env_long_option_with_equals(self) -> None:
+        assert (
+            detect_type(content="#!/usr/bin/env --ignore-signal=TERM bash\necho hi\n")
+            == "bash"
+        )
+
+    def test_direct_python_shebang(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(content="#!/usr/bin/python3\nprint('hi')\n") == "python"
+
+    def test_bash_shebang(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(content="#!/bin/bash\necho hi\n") == "bash"
+
+    def test_sh_shebang(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(content="#!/bin/sh\necho hi\n") == "bash"
+
+    def test_zsh_shebang(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(content="#!/bin/zsh\necho hi\n") == "bash"
+
+    def test_extension_wins_over_shebang(self) -> None:
+        assert (
+            detect_type(path="script.py", content="#!/bin/bash\necho hi\n") == "python"
+        )
+
+    def test_filename_wins_over_shebang(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(path=".bashrc", content="#!/usr/bin/env python3\n") == "bash"
+
+    def test_unrecognized_shebang_falls_through(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(content="#!/usr/bin/env ruby\nputs 'hi'\n") == "text"
+
+
 class TestContentJsonDetection:
-    """Priority 4: detect JSON from content when path gives no clue."""
+    """Priority 5: detect JSON from content when path gives no clue."""
 
     def test_json_object(self, sample_json: str) -> None:
         assert detect_type(content=sample_json) == "json"
@@ -104,9 +175,55 @@ class TestContentJsonDetection:
     def test_content_with_valid_path_takes_priority(self) -> None:
         assert detect_type(path="script.py", content='{"a": 1}') == "python"
 
+    def test_shebang_takes_priority_over_json(self) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(content='#!/usr/bin/env python3\n{"a": 1}\n') == "python"
+
+
+class TestGuessContent:
+    """Priority 6: optional heuristic content guessing."""
+
+    def test_guess_content_disabled_by_default(self) -> None:
+        diff = "--- a/file\n+++ b/file\n@@ -1 +1 @@\n-old\n+new\n"
+        assert detect_type(content=diff) == "text"
+
+    def test_guess_content_detects_diff(self) -> None:
+        diff = "--- a/file\n+++ b/file\n@@ -1 +1 @@\n-old\n+new\n"
+        assert detect_type(content=diff, guess_content=True) == "diff"
+
+    def test_guess_content_rejects_low_confidence_false_positive(self) -> None:
+        python_snippet = "def f():\n    return 1\n"
+        assert detect_type(content=python_snippet, guess_content=True) == "text"
+
+    def test_json_still_wins_over_guess_content(self, sample_json: str) -> None:
+        assert detect_type(content=sample_json, guess_content=True) == "json"
+
+
+class TestDebugLogging:
+    """Debug logging describes inference decisions."""
+
+    def test_logs_extension_source(self) -> None:
+        messages: list[str] = []
+
+        assert detect_type(path="script.py", debug=messages.append) == "python"
+        assert messages == ["type: inferred 'python' from extension '.py'"]
+
+    def test_logs_content_guess_and_score(self) -> None:
+        messages: list[str] = []
+        diff = "--- a/file\n+++ b/file\n@@ -1 +1 @@\n-old\n+new\n"
+
+        assert (
+            detect_type(content=diff, guess_content=True, debug=messages.append)
+            == "diff"
+        )
+        assert any(
+            "type: content guess -> lexer='diff', score=" in message
+            for message in messages
+        )
+        assert "type: inferred 'diff' from heuristic content guessing" in messages
+
 
 class TestFallback:
-    """Priority 5: fallback to 'text'."""
+    """Priority 7: fallback to 'text'."""
 
     def test_no_args(self) -> None:
         assert detect_type() == "text"

tests/test_pager.py

@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ class TestMouseCapableLess:
         with patch("rp.pager.shutil.which", return_value=None):
             assert _mouse_capable_less() is None
 
+    def test_logs_less_not_found(self) -> None:
+        messages: list[str] = []
+
+        with patch("rp.pager.shutil.which", return_value=None):
+            assert _mouse_capable_less(messages.append) is None
+
+        assert messages == ["pager: 'less' was not found"]
+
     def test_returns_none_when_less_too_old(self) -> None:
         with patch("rp.pager.shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/less"):
             mock_result = MagicMock()
@@ -99,6 +107,19 @@ class TestMousePager:
 
                 mock_instance.show.assert_called_once_with("content")
 
+    def test_logs_system_pager_fallback(self) -> None:
+        messages: list[str] = []
+        pager = MousePager(debug=messages.append)
+
+        with patch("rp.pager._mouse_capable_less", return_value=None):
+            with patch("rp.pager.SystemPager") as mock_system_pager:
+                mock_instance = MagicMock()
+                mock_system_pager.return_value = mock_instance
+
+                pager.show("content")
+
+        assert messages == ["pager: falling back to Rich's SystemPager"]
+
     def test_uses_less_when_available(self) -> None:
         pager = MousePager()
         mock_result = MagicMock()

tests/test_render.py

@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class TestRenderOptions:
         assert opts.line_numbers is True
         assert opts.pager is False
 
+    def test_default_debug_is_none(self) -> None:
+        opts = RenderOptions()
+        assert opts.debug is None
+
 
 class TestRenderMarkdown:
     """Markdown rendering."""
@@ -238,6 +242,18 @@ class TestPagerBehavior:
         assert len(capture_console.file.getvalue()) > 0
         mock_pager.assert_not_called()
 
+    def test_logs_auto_pager_decision(
+        self, capture_console, sample_python: str
+    ) -> None:
+        messages: list[str] = []
+        opts = RenderOptions(pager=None, debug=messages.append)
+
+        with patch("sys.stdout.isatty", return_value=False):
+            render(sample_python, "python", capture_console, opts)
+
+        assert "pager: auto-detected disabled because stdout is not a TTY" in messages
+        assert "pager: writing directly to the console" in messages
+
 
 class TestPadding:
     """Rendered output is wrapped in padding."""

uv.lock

@@ -339,9 +339,10 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rp"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
+    { name = "pygments" },
     { name = "rich" },
     { name = "typer" },
 ]
@@ -352,10 +353,12 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pytest" },
     { name = "pytest-cov" },
     { name = "ruff" },
+    { name = "types-pygments" },
 ]
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
+    { name = "pygments", specifier = ">=2.13.0" },
     { name = "rich", specifier = ">=13.0" },
     { name = "typer", specifier = ">=0.12" },
 ]
@@ -366,6 +369,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.0" },
     { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=5.0" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.9" },
+    { name = "types-pygments", specifier = ">=2.19.0.20260402" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -417,6 +421,27 @@ wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4a/91/48db081e7a63bb37284f9fbcefda7c44c277b18b0e13fbc36ea2335b71e6/typer-0.24.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:112c1f0ce578bfb4cab9ffdabc68f031416ebcc216536611ba21f04e9aa84c9e", size = 56085, upload-time = "2026-02-21T16:54:41.616Z" },
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "types-docutils"
+version = "0.22.3.20260322"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/44/bb/243a87fc1605a4a94c2c343d6dbddbf0d7ef7c0b9550f360b8cda8e82c39/types_docutils-0.22.3.20260322.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e2450bb997283c3141ec5db3e436b91f0aa26efe35eb9165178ca976ccb4930b", size = 57311, upload-time = "2026-03-22T04:08:44.064Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c6/4a/22c090cd4615a16917dff817cbe7c5956da376c961e024c241cd962d2c3d/types_docutils-0.22.3.20260322-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:681d4510ce9b80a0c6a593f0f9843d81f8caa786db7b39ba04d9fd5480ac4442", size = 91978, upload-time = "2026-03-22T04:08:43.117Z" },
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "types-pygments"
+version = "2.19.0.20260402"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
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