The CodeMirror user manual is your friend.
Example code:
<textarea id="myText" rows="4" cols="10"></textarea>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
var myTextArea = document.getElementById('myText');
var myCodeMirror = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(myTextArea);
myCodeMirror.setSize(500, 300);
</script>