1. Quick start:syn-qstart

:syntax enable

:syntax on

:source $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/syntax.vim

:highlight Normal guibg=Black guifg=White

:gui" open window and set default for 'background':syntax on" start highlighting, use 'background' to set colors

:if exists("g:syntax_on") | syntax off | else | syntax enable | endif

:map <F7> :if exists("g:syntax_on") <Bar>     \   syntax off <Bar>     \ else <Bar>     \   syntax enable <Bar>     \ endif <CR>

2. Syntax files:syn-files

:so $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/c.vim

:au Syntax c    runtime! syntax/c.vim:au Syntax cpp   runtime! syntax/cpp.vim

MAKING YOUR OWN SYNTAX FILESmysyntaxfile

mkdir ~/.config/nvim

mkdir ~/.config/nvim/syntax

:w ~/.config/nvim/syntax/mine.vim

:set syntax=mine

ADDING TO AN EXISTING SYNTAX FILEmysyntaxfile-add

mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/after/syntax

highlight cComment ctermfg=Green guifg=Green

:w ~/.config/nvim/after/syntax/c.vim

REPLACING AN EXISTING SYNTAX FILEmysyntaxfile-replace

NAMING CONVENTIONSgroup-name{group-name}E669E5248

3. Syntax loading proceduresyntax-loading

4. Conversion to HTMLconvert-to-HTML2html.vim

5. Syntax file remarks:syn-file-remarks

:au BufReadPost * if b:current_syntax == "csh":au BufReadPost *   do-some-things:au BufReadPost * endif

ABELft-abel-syntax

:let abel_obsolete_ok=1

:unlet abel_obsolete_ok

ADA

ANTft-ant-syntax

:call AntSyntaxScript('perl', 'perl.vim')

<script language = 'perl'><![CDATA[    # everything inside is highlighted as perl]]></script>

APACHEft-apache-syntax

ASSEMBLYasm68kft-asm-syntaxft-asmh8300-syntaxft-nasm-syntax

:let filetype_i = "asm"

asmsyntax=nasm

:let b:asmsyntax = "nasm"

:let asmsyntax = "nasm"

:let   {variable}=1|set syntax=nasm

:unlet {variable}  |set syntax=nasm

ASTROft-astro-syntax

let g:astro_typescript = "enable"

let g:astro_stylus = "enable"

ASPPERLft-aspperl-syntax

ASPVBSft-aspvbs-syntax

:let g:filetype_asa = "aspperl":let g:filetype_asp = "aspperl"

:let g:filetype_asa = "aspvbs":let g:filetype_asp = "aspvbs"

ASYMPTOTEft-asy-syntax

:let g:asy_syn_plain = 1

:let g:asy_syn_three = 1

:let g:asy_syn_texcolors = 1

:let g:asy_syn_x11colors = 1

BAANbaan-syntax

let baan_code_stds=1

let baan_fold=1

let baan_fold_block=1

let baan_fold_sql=1

set foldminlines=5set foldnestmax=6

BASICft-basic-syntaxft-vb-syntax

:let filetype_bas = "freebasic"

:let c_comment_strings = 1:let c_no_bracket_error = 0

:unlet c_comment_strings

:set filetype=cpp

:let c_no_comment_fold = 1

:let c_no_if0_fold = 1

:let c_minlines = 100

:au Syntax c call MyCadd():function MyCadd():  syn keyword cMyItem contained Ni:  syn cluster cCommentGroup add=cMyItem:  hi link cMyItem Title:endfun

:hi link cConstant NONE

syn sync fromstartset foldmethod=syntax

CANGJIEft-cangjie-syntax

:let g:cangjie_comment_color = 0:let g:cangjie_identifier_color = 0:let g:cangjie_keyword_color = 0:let g:cangjie_macro_color = 0:let g:cangjie_number_color = 0:let g:cangjie_operator_color = 0:let g:cangjie_string_color = 0:let g:cangjie_type_color = 0

CHft-ch-syntax

:let ch_syntax_for_h = 1

CHILLft-chill-syntax

CHANGELOGft-changelog-syntax

let g:changelog_spacing_errors = 0

:hi link ChangelogError Error

:hi link ChangelogError NONE

CLOJUREft-clojure-syntax

let g:clojure_syntax_keywords = {    \   'clojureMacro': ["defproject", "defcustom"],    \   'clojureFunc': ["string/join", "string/replace"]    \ }

#_(defn foo [x]    (println x))

COBOLft-cobol-syntax

:let cobol_legacy_code = 1

:unlet cobol_legacy_code

COLD FUSIONft-coldfusion-syntax

:let html_wrong_comments = 1

CPPft-cpp-syntax

CSHft-csh-syntax

:let g:filetype_csh = "csh"

:let g:filetype_csh = "tcsh"

CSVft-csv-syntax

:unlet b:csv_delimiter

:w:e

CYNLIBft-cynlib-syntax

:let cynlib_cyntax_for_cc=1

:let cynlib_cyntax_for_cpp=1

:unlet cynlib_cyntax_for_cc:unlet cynlib_cyntax_for_cpp

CWEBft-cweb-syntax

:let filetype_w = "cweb"

CSHARPft-cs-syntax

$$$""""Hello {{{name}}}""""

DARTft-dart-syntax

DESKTOPft-desktop-syntax

let g:desktop_enable_nonstd = 1

let g:desktop_enable_kde = 1

DIFFdiff.vim

:let diff_translations = 0

DIRCOLORSft-dircolors-syntax

let dircolors_is_slackware = 1

DOCBOOKft-docbk-syntaxdocbook

DOCBOOK XMLft-docbkxml-syntax

DOCBOOK SGMLft-docbksgml-syntax

:let docbk_type = "sgml"

:let docbk_type = "xml"

:set filetype=docbksgml

:set filetype=docbkxml

:let docbk_ver = 3

DOSBATCHft-dosbatch-syntax

:let dosbatch_cmdextversion = 1

:let dosbatch_colons_comment = 1

:let g:dosbatch_syntax_for_btm = 1

DOXYGENdoxygen-syntax

:set syntax=c.doxygen

// vim:syntax=c.doxygen

:let g:load_doxygen_syntax=1

DTDft-dtd-syntax

:let dtd_ignore_case=1

:let dtd_no_tag_errors=1

:let dtd_no_param_entities=1

EIFFELft-eiffel-syntax

:let eiffel_ignore_case=1

:let eiffel_strict=1:let eiffel_pedantic=1

:let eiffel_lower_case_predef=1

:let eiffel_ise=1

:let eiffel_hex_constants=1

EUPHORIAft-euphoria-syntax

*.e, *.eu, *.ew, *.ex, *.exu, *.exw*.E, *.EU, *.EW, *.EX, *.EXU, *.EXW

:let g:filetype_euphoria = "euphoria3"

:let g:filetype_euphoria = "euphoria4"

ERLANGft-erlang-syntax

:let g:erlang_use_markdown_for_docs = 1

:let g:erlang_docstring_default_highlight = 'String'

:let g:erlang_docstring_default_highlight = ''

" Highlight docstrings as Markdown.:let g:erlang_use_markdown_for_docs = 1" 1. Highlight Markdown elements in docstrings as Markdown." 2. Highlight the plain text in docstrings as String.:let g:erlang_use_markdown_for_docs = 1:let g:erlang_docstring_default_highlight = 'String'" Highlight docstrings as strings (no Markdown).:let g:erlang_docstring_default_highlight = 'String'" 1. Highlight Markdown elements in docstrings as Markdown." 2. Don't highlight the plain text in docstrings.:let g:erlang_use_markdown_for_docs = 1:let g:erlang_docstring_default_highlight = ''

ELIXIRft-elixir-syntax

*.ex, *.exs, *.eex, *.leex, *.lock

FLEXWIKIft-flexwiki-syntax

:let flexwiki_maps = 1

FORMft-form-syntax

:let form_enhanced_color=1

:let filetype_frm = "form"

FORTHft-forth-syntax

:let filetype_f  = "forth":let filetype_fs = "forth"

FORTRANft-fortran-syntax

:let fortran_free_source=1

:let fortran_fixed_source=1

:let fortran_extended_line_length=1

:let fortran_CUDA=1

:let fortran_vendor_intrinsics=1

:let fortran_have_tabs=1

:let fortran_fold=1

:let fortran_fold_conditionals=1

FREEBASICft-freebasic-syntax

FVWM CONFIGURATION FILESft-fvwm-syntax

:au! BufNewFile,BufRead /etc/X11/fvwm2/*  let b:fvwm_version = 2 |                                       \ set filetype=fvwm

GSPft-gsp-syntax

GROFFft-groff-syntax

HASKELLft-haskell-syntax

:let hs_highlight_delimiters = 1

:let hs_highlight_boolean = 1

:let hs_highlight_types = 1

:let hs_highlight_more_types = 1

:let hs_highlight_debug = 1

:let hs_allow_hash_operator = 1

:let lhs_markup = none

:let lhs_markup = tex

:let b:lhs_markup = tex

HTMLft-html-syntax

:let html_my_rendering=1

:let html_no_rendering=1

:let html_minlines = 500

:let html_wrong_comments=1

runtime! syntax/html.vimsyn cluster htmlPreproc add=asp

:let g:html_syntax_folding = 1:set foldmethod=syntax

:hi Function cterm=bold ctermfg=LightGray

:set syntax=htmlos

IA64intel-itaniumft-ia64-syntax

:let g:filetype_inc = "ia64"

INFORMft-inform-syntax

:let inform_highlight_simple=1

:let inform_highlight_glulx=1

:let inform_suppress_obsolete=1

:let inform_highlight_old=1

IDLidl-syntax

JAVAft-java-syntax

:let g:java_mark_braces_in_parens_as_errors = 1

:let g:java_highlight_java_lang_ids = 1

:let g:java_highlight_functions = "indent":let g:java_highlight_functions = "indent1":let g:java_highlight_functions = "indent2":let g:java_highlight_functions = "indent3":let g:java_highlight_functions = "indent4":let g:java_highlight_functions = "indent5":let g:java_highlight_functions = "indent6":let g:java_highlight_functions = "indent7":let g:java_highlight_functions = "indent8"

:let g:java_highlight_functions = "style"

:let g:java_highlight_signature = 1

:let g:java_highlight_generics = 1

:let g:java_highlight_debug = 1

:let g:java_ignore_javadoc = 1

:let g:java_ignore_html = 1:let g:java_ignore_markdown = 1

:let g:java_javascript = 1:let g:java_css = 1:let g:java_vb = 1

:let g:java_comment_strings = 1

:let g:java_ignore_folding = "bcdi"

:let g:java_foldtext_show_first_or_second_line = 1

:let g:java_consent_to_html_syntax_folding = 1

:let g:java_space_errors = 1

:let g:java_no_trail_space_error = 1:let g:java_no_tab_space_error = 1

:hi link javaParen Comment

:hi javaParen ctermfg=blue guifg=#0000ff

:syn list javaConceptKind

:hi link javaConceptKind NonText

:let g:java_lookbehind_byte_counts = {'javaMarkdownCommentTitle': 240}

:let g:java_minlines = 50

:let g:java_syntax_previews = [507]

JSONft-json-syntaxg:vim_json_conceal

let g:vim_json_conceal = 0

let g:vim_json_warnings = 0

JQjq_quote_highlightft-jq-syntax

hi link jqNumber Normal

let g:jq_quote_highlight = 1

KCONFIGft-kconfig-syntax

let kconfig_minlines = 50

let kconfig_syntax_heavy = 1

LACEft-lace-syntax

:let lace_case_insensitive=1

LF (LFRC)ft-lf-syntaxg:lf_shell_syntax

let g:lf_shell_syntax = "syntax/dosbatch.vim"let b:lf_shell_syntax = "syntax/zsh.vim"

LEXft-lex-syntax

:syn sync minlines=300

LIFELINESft-lifelines-syntax

:let g:lifelines_deprecated = 1

LISPft-lisp-syntax

g:lisp_instring : If it exists, then "(...)" strings are highlighted                  as if the contents of the string were lisp.                  Useful for AutoLisp.g:lisp_rainbow  : If it exists and is nonzero, then differing levels                  of parenthesization will receive different                  highlighting.

LITEft-lite-syntax

:let lite_sql_query = 1

:let lite_minlines = 200

LOGft-log-syntax

:set ft=log

augroup filetypedetect  au! BufNewFile,BufRead *.logsetfiletype logaugroup END

LPCft-lpc-syntax

:let lpc_syntax_for_c = 1

// vim:set ft=lpc:

// vim:set ft=c:

:let lpc_pre_v22 = 1

:let lpc_compat_32 = 1

:let lpc_use_lpc4_syntax = 1

LUAft-lua-syntax

MAILft-mail.vim

:let mail_minlines = 30

MAKEft-make-syntax

:let make_no_commands = 1

:let make_no_comments = 1

:let g:make_flavor = 'bsd'  " or:let g:make_flavor = 'gnu'  " or:let g:make_flavor = 'microsoft'

MAPLEft-maple-syntax

:let mvpkg_all= 1

mv_DEtools mv_genfuncmv_networksmv_processmv_Galois mv_geometrymv_numapproxmv_simplexmv_GaussInt mv_grobnermv_numtheorymv_statsmv_LREtools mv_groupmv_orthopolymv_studentmv_combinat mv_inttransmv_padicmv_sumtoolsmv_combstruct mv_liesymmmv_plotsmv_tensormv_difforms mv_linalgmv_plottoolsmv_totordermv_finance mv_logicmv_powseries

MARKDOWNft-markdown-syntaxg:markdown_minlines

:let g:markdown_minlines = 500

:let g:markdown_fenced_languages = ['html', 'python', 'bash=sh']

:let g:markdown_syntax_conceal = 0

MATHEMATICAft-mma-syntaxft-mathematica-syntax

let filetype_m = "mma"

MBSYNCft-mbsync-syntax

MEDIAWIKIft-mediawiki-syntax

let g:html_no_rendering = 1

let g:html_style_rendering = 1

MODULA2ft-modula2-syntax

taggedComment :=  '(*!' dialectTag '*)'  ;dialectTag :=  m2pim | m2iso | m2r10  ;reserved words  m2pim = 'm2pim', m2iso = 'm2iso', m2r10 = 'm2r10'

DEFINITION MODULE FooLib; (*!m2pim*)...

let g:modula2_default_dialect = 'm2pim'

MOOft-moo-syntax

:let moo_extended_cstyle_comments = 1

:let moo_no_pronoun_sub = 1

:let moo_no_regexp = 1

:let moo_unmatched_quotes = 1

:let moo_builtin_properties = 1

:let moo_unknown_builtin_functions = 1

:syn keyword mooKnownBuiltinFunction sprintf contained

MSQLft-msql-syntax

:let msql_sql_query = 1

:let msql_minlines = 200

NEOMUTTft-neomuttrc-syntax

:let g:neolog_disable_default_colors = 1

N1QLft-n1ql-syntax

NCFft-ncf-syntax

:let ncf_highlight_unknowns = 1

NROFFft-nroff-syntax

:let nroff_is_groff = 1

:let nroff_space_errors = 1

hi def nroffDefinition cterm=italic gui=reversehi def nroffDefSpecial cterm=italic,bold gui=reverse,bold

let b:preprocs_as_sections = 1

OCAMLft-ocaml-syntax

:let ocaml_revised = 1

:let ocaml_noend_error = 1

PANDOCft-pandoc-syntax

:let g:filetype_md = 'pandoc'

:let g:pandoc#syntax#conceal#use = 1

:let g:pandoc#syntax#conceal#blacklist = []

:let g:pandoc#syntax#conceal#cchar_overrides = {"footnote" : "*"}

:let g:pandoc#syntax#conceal#urls = 1

:let g:pandoc#syntax#codeblocks#ignore = ['definition']

:let g:pandoc#syntax#codeblocks#embeds#use = 1

:let g:pandoc#syntax#codeblocks#embeds#langs = ["ruby", "bash=sh"]

:let g:pandoc#syntax#style#emphases = 1

:let g:pandoc#syntax#style#underline_special = 1

:let g:pandoc#syntax#style#use_definition_lists = 1

:PandocHighlight LANG

:PandocUnhighlight LANG

PAPPft-papp-syntax

:let papp_include_html=1

PASCALft-pascal-syntax

:let filetype_p  = "pascal":let filetype_pp = "pascal"

:let pascal_traditional=1

:let pascal_delphi=1

:let pascal_symbol_operator=1

:let pascal_no_functions=1

:let pascal_gpc=1

:let pascal_fpc=1

:let pascal_one_line_string=1

:let pascal_no_tabs=1

PERLft-perl-syntax

:let perl_include_pod = 0

:let perl_no_scope_in_variables = 1

:let perl_no_extended_vars = 1

:let perl_no_sync_on_sub:let perl_no_sync_on_global_var

:let perl_sync_dist = 100

:let perl_fold = 1

:let perl_fold_blocks = 1

:let perl_nofold_subs = 1

:let perl_fold_anonymous_subs = 1

:let perl_nofold_packages = 1

let php_sql_query = 1

let php_baselib = 1

let php_htmlInStrings = 1

let php_oldStyle = 1

let php_asp_tags = 1

let php_noShortTags = 1

let php_parent_error_close = 1

let php_parent_error_open = 1

let php_folding = 1

let php_sync_method = x

PLAINTEXft-plaintex-syntax

let g:plaintex_delimiters = 1

PPWIZARDft-ppwiz-syntax

PHTMLft-phtml-syntax

:let phtml_sql_query = 1

:let phtml_minlines = 200

POSTSCRIPTft-postscr-syntax

:let postscr_level=2

:let postscr_display=1

:let postscr_ghostscript=1

:let postscr_fonts=1:let postscr_encodings=1

:let postscr_andornot_binary=1

:au BufNewFile,BufRead /etc/termcaps/* let b:ptcap_type = "term" |                                    \ set filetype=ptcap

:let ptcap_minlines = 50

PROGRESSft-progress-syntax

:let filetype_w = "progress"

:let filetype_i = "progress":let filetype_p = "progress"

PYTHONft-python-syntax

:let python_no_number_highlight = 1

:let python_no_builtin_highlight = 1

:let python_no_exception_highlight = 1

:let python_no_doctest_highlight = 1

:let python_no_doctest_code_highlight = 1

:let python_space_error_highlight = 1

:let python_highlight_all = 1

:let python_use_python2_syntax = 1

QUAKEft-quake-syntax

:let quake_is_quake1 = 1

:let quake_is_quake2 = 1

:let quake_is_quake3 = 1

let r_syntax_minlines = 60

let r_syntax_hl_roxygen = 0

let r_syntax_folding = 1

let r_syntax_fun_pattern = 1

let rmd_syn_hl_yaml = 0

let rmd_syn_hl_citations = 0

let rmd_syn_hl_chunk = 1

let rmd_dynamic_fenced_languages = 0 " No autodetection of languageslet rmd_dynamic_fenced_languages = 1 " Autodetection of languageslet rmd_include_latex = 0 " Don't highlight LaTeX codelet rmd_include_latex = 1 " Autodetect LaTeX codelet rmd_include_latex = 2 " Always include LaTeX highlighting

let rmd_fenced_languages = ['r', 'python']

let rrst_syn_hl_chunk = 1

RASIft-rasi-syntax

READLINEft-readline-syntax

let readline_has_bash = 1

REGOft-rego-syntax

RESTRUCTURED TEXTft-rst-syntax

let rst_syntax_code_list = ['vim', 'lisp', ...]

let rst_syntax_code_list = {        \ 'cpp': ['cpp', 'c++'],        \ 'bash': ['bash', 'sh'],        ...\ }

let rst_use_emphasis_colors = 1

let rst_fold_enabled = 1

let rst_minlines = 100

REXXft-rexx-syntax

:let rexx_minlines = 50

:let g:filetype_r = "r"

RUBYft-ruby-syntax

:let ruby_operators = 1

:let ruby_space_errors = 1

:let ruby_fold = 1

:let ruby_foldable_groups = 'if case %'

:let ruby_no_expensive = 1

:let ruby_minlines = 100

:let ruby_spellcheck_strings = 1

SCHEMEft-scheme-syntax

SDLft-sdl-syntax

:let sdl_2000=1

:let SDL_no_96=1

SEDft-sed-syntax

:let g:sed_highlight_tabs = 1

:let g:sed_dialect = "bsd"

SGMLft-sgml-syntax

let sgml_my_rendering=1

let sgml_no_rendering=1

SHft-sh-syntaxft-bash-syntaxft-ksh-syntax

ksh : .kshrc* *.kshbash: .bashrc* bashrc bash.bashrc .bash_profile* *.bash

let g:is_kornshell = 1

let g:is_posix     = 1

let g:is_bash   = 1

let g:is_dash   = 1

let g:is_sh   = 1

let g:sh_fold_enabled= 0     (default, no syntax folding)let g:sh_fold_enabled= 1     (enable function folding)let g:sh_fold_enabled= 2     (enable heredoc folding)let g:sh_fold_enabled= 4     (enable if/do/for folding)

let g:sh_fold_enabled= 3     (enables function and heredoc folding)

let sh_minlines = 500

let sh_maxlines = 100

let g:sh_no_error= 1

" AWK Embedding:" ==============" Shamelessly ripped from aspperl.vim by Aaron Hope.if exists("b:current_syntax")  unlet b:current_syntaxendifsyn include @AWKScript syntax/awk.vimsyn region AWKScriptCode matchgroup=AWKCommand start=+[=\\]\@<!'+ skip=+\\'+ end=+'+ contains=@AWKScript containedsyn region AWKScriptEmbedded matchgroup=AWKCommand start=+\<awk\>+ skip=+\\$+ end=+[=\\]\@<!'+me=e-1 contains=@shIdList,@shExprList2 nextgroup=AWKScriptCodesyn cluster shCommandSubList add=AWKScriptEmbeddedhi def link AWKCommand Type

awk '...awk code here...'

SPEEDUPft-spup-syntax

SQLft-sql-syntax

SQUIRRELft-squirrel-syntax

TCSHft-tcsh-syntax

:let tcsh_backslash_quote = 0

:let tcsh_minlines = 1000

TEXft-tex-syntaxlatex-syntax

let g:tex_fold_enabled=1

% vim: fdm=syntax

https://vimhelp.org/vim_faq.txt.html#faq-29.7

let g:tex_nospell=1

let g:tex_comment_nospell= 1

let g:tex_verbspell= 1

%stopzone

:syn sync maxlines=200:syn sync minlines=50

:let g:tex_fast= ""

b : allow bold and italic syntaxc : allow texComment syntaxm : allow texMatcher syntax (ie. {...} and [...])M : allow texMath syntaxp : allow parts, chapter, section, etc syntaxr : allow texRefZone syntax (nocite, bibliography, label, pageref, eqref)s : allow superscript/subscript regionsS : allow texStyle syntaxv : allow verbatim syntaxV : allow texNewEnv and texNewCmd syntax

https://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#LATEXPKGS

let g:tex_no_error=1

call TexNewMathZone(sfx,mathzone,starform)

call TexNewMathZone("D","eqnarray",1)

:let b:tex_stylish = 1:set ft=tex

a = accents/ligaturesb = bold and italicd = delimitersm = math symbolsg = Greeks = superscripts/subscripts

let g:tex_superscripts= "[0-9a-zA-W.,:;+-<>/()=]"let g:tex_subscripts= "[0-9aehijklmnoprstuvx,+-/().]"

let g:tex_subscripts= "[0-9aeijoruvx,+-/().]"

g:tex_matchcheck = '[({[]'

let g:tex_matchcheck= '[{}]'

let g:tex_excludematcher= 1

TFft-tf-syntax

:let tf_minlines = your choice

TYPESCRIPTft-typescript-syntaxft-typescriptreact-syntax

let g:typescript_host_keyword = 0

TYPSTft-typst-syntax

let g:typst_embedded_languages = ['python', 'r']

VIMft-vim-syntaxg:vimsyn_minlinesg:vimsyn_maxlines

g:vimsyn_minlines : used to set synchronization minlinesg:vimsyn_maxlines : used to set synchronization maxlines

g:vimsyn_embed == 0       : disable (don't embed any scripts)g:vimsyn_embed ==# 'lpPr' : support embedded Lua, Perl, Python and Ruby

g:vimsyn_folding == 0 or doesn't exist: no syntax-based foldingg:vimsyn_folding =~# 'a' : fold augroupsg:vimsyn_folding =~# 'f' : fold functionsg:vimsyn_folding =~# 'h' : fold let heredocsg:vimsyn_folding =~# 'l' : fold Lua      heredocsg:vimsyn_folding =~# 'p' : fold Perl     heredocsg:vimsyn_folding =~# 'P' : fold Python   heredocsg:vimsyn_folding =~# 'r' : fold Ruby     heredocs

let g:vimsyn_noerror = 1

WDLwdl-syntax

XF86CONFIGft-xf86conf-syntax

:let xf86conf_xfree86_version=3

XMLft-xml-syntax

:let g:xml_namespace_transparent=1

:let g:xml_syntax_folding = 1:set foldmethod=syntax

:function! GetPixel():   let c = getline(".")[col(".") - 1]:   echo c:   exe "noremap <LeftMouse> <LeftMouse>r" .. c:   exe "noremap <LeftDrag><LeftMouse>r" .. c:endfunction:noremap <RightMouse> <LeftMouse>:call GetPixel()<CR>:set guicursor=n:hor20   " to see the color beneath the cursor

:set guifont=-*-clean-medium-r-*-*-8-*-*-*-*-80-*

YAMLft-yaml-syntax

ZSHft-zsh-syntax

:let g:zsh_fold_enable = 1

6. Defining a syntax:syn-defineE410

PRIORITY:syn-priority

DEFINING CASE:syn-caseE390

DEFINING FOLDLEVEL:syn-foldlevel

SPELL CHECKING:syn-spell

SYNTAX ISKEYWORD SETTING:syn-iskeyword

:syntax iskeyword @,48-57,192-255,$,_

DEFINING KEYWORDS:syn-keyword

:syntax keyword   Type   int long char

:syntax keyword   Type   contained int long char:syntax keyword   Type   int long contained char:syntax keyword   Type   int long char contained

:syntax keyword   vimCommand ab[breviate] n[ext]

:syn keyword vimCommand tag:syn keyword vimSetting contained tag

DEFINING MATCHES:syn-match

:syntax match Character /'.'/hs=s+1,he=e-1

DEFINING REGIONS:syn-region:syn-start:syn-skip:syn-end

:syntax region String   start=+"+  skip=+\\"+  end=+"+

:syn region First  start="("  end=":":syn region Second start="("  end=";"

:syn match First  "(\_.\{-}:":syn match Second "(\_.\{-};"

:syn match  vimComment +"[^"]\+$+:syn region vimCommand start="set" end="$" contains=vimComment keepend

:syn region htmlRef start=+<a>+ end=+</a>+ keepend contains=htmlItem,htmlScript:syn match htmlItem +<[^>]*>+ contained:syn region htmlScript start=+<script+ end=+</script[^>]*>+ contained extend

:syn region xmlFold start="<a>" end="</a>" fold transparent keepend extend

:syntax region String matchgroup=Quote start=+"+  skip=+\\"+end=+"+

:sy region par1 matchgroup=par1 start=/(/ end=/)/ contains=par2:sy region par2 matchgroup=par2 start=/(/ end=/)/ contains=par3 contained:sy region par3 matchgroup=par3 start=/(/ end=/)/ contains=par1 contained:hi par1 ctermfg=red guifg=red:hi par2 ctermfg=blue guifg=blue:hi par3 ctermfg=darkgreen guifg=darkgreen

7. :syntax arguments:syn-arguments

:syntax match Entity "&" conceal cchar=&

:syntax keyword Todo    TODO    contained:syntax match   Comment "//.*"  contains=Todo

:syn match myString /'[^']*'/ contains=myWord,myVim:syn match myWord   /\<[a-z]*\>/ contained:syn match myVim    /\<vim\>/ transparent contained contains=NONE:hi link myString String:hi link myWord   Comment

:syn region myFold start="{" end="}" transparent fold:syn sync fromstart:set foldmethod=syntax

:syntax region Block start="{" end="}" ... contains=ALLBUT,Function

... contains=Comment.*,Keyw[0-3]

:syn keyword myword HELP containedin=cComment contained

:syntax match  ccFoobar  "Foo.\{-}Bar"  contains=ccFoo:syntax match  ccFoo     "Foo"    contained nextgroup=ccFiller:syntax region ccFiller  start="."  matchgroup=ccBar  end="Bar"  contained

Foo asdfasd Bar asdf Foo asdf Bar asdffff       bbbfff bbb

:syn match ifstart "\<if.*"  nextgroup=ifline skipwhite skipempty:syn match ifline  "[^ \t].*" nextgroup=ifline skipwhite skipempty contained:syn match ifline  "endif"contained

IMPLICIT CONCEAL:syn-conceal-implicit

8. Syntax patterns:syn-patternE401E402

:syntax region Comment  start="/\*"  end="\*/":syntax region String   start=+"+    end=+"+ skip=+\\"+

:syn match String  /"[^"]*"/hs=s+1,he=e-1

:syntax region Comment start="/\*"hs=e+1 end="\*/"he=s-1

/* this is a comment */  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  highlighted

:syn region Exa matchgroup=Foo start="foo"hs=s+2,rs=e+2 matchgroup=Bar end="bar"me=e-1,he=e-1,re=s-1

abcfoostringbarabc   mmmmmmmmmmm    match     sssrrreee    highlight start/region/end ("Foo", "Exa" and "Bar")

:syn match ZNoBackslash "[^\\]z"ms=s+1:syn match WNoBackslash "[^\\]w"lc=1:syn match Underline "_\+"

x x ab x x

:syn region hereDoc start="<<\z(\I\i*\)" end="^\z1$"

:syn region foo start="start \z(\I\i*\)" skip="not end \z1" end="end \z1"

9. Syntax clusters:syn-clusterE400

:syntax match Thing "# [^#]\+ #" contains=@ThingMembers:syntax cluster ThingMembers contains=ThingMember1,ThingMember2

:syntax keyword A aaa:syntax keyword B bbb:syntax cluster AandB contains=A:syntax match Stuff "( aaa bbb )" contains=@AandB:syntax cluster AandB add=B  " now both keywords are matched in Stuff

:syntax keyword A aaa:syntax keyword B bbb:syntax cluster SmallGroup contains=B:syntax cluster BigGroup contains=A,@SmallGroup:syntax match Stuff "( aaa bbb )" contains=@BigGroup:syntax cluster BigGroup remove=B" no effect, since B isn't in BigGroup:syntax cluster SmallGroup remove=B" now bbb isn't matched within Stuff

10. Including syntax files:syn-includeE397

" In perl.vim::syntax include @Pod <script>:p:h/pod.vim:syntax region perlPOD start="^=head" end="^=cut" contains=@Pod

11. Synchronizing:syn-syncE403E404

:syntax sync maxlines=500 ccomment

:syntax sync linebreaks=1

:syntax sync fromstart

:syntax sync ccomment

:syntax sync ccomment javaComment

:syntax sync minlines=50

:syntax sync maxlines=100

:syntax sync clear

:syntax sync clear {sync-group-name} ...

12. Listing syntax items:syntax:sy:syn:syn-list

:sy[ntax] [list]

:sy[ntax] list {group-name}

:sy[ntax] list @{cluster-name}

13. Highlight command:highlight:hiE28E411E415

:echo g:colors_name

runtime colors/evening.vimhi Statement ctermfg=Blue guifg=Blue

:edit $VIMRUNTIME/colors/README.txt

:hi Commentgui=bold

:hi Commentctermfg=Cyan guifg=#80a0ff gui=bold

:verbose hi Comment

:highlight Normal ctermfg=grey ctermbg=darkblue

:highlight Visual ctermfg=bg ctermbg=fg

font=-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--14-130-75-75-c-70-iso8859-1

:hi comment font='Monospace 10'

:hi comment guifg='salmon pink'

:highlight Comment guifg=#11f0c3 guibg=#ff00ff

14. Linking groups:hi-link:highlight-linkE412E413

:highlight default link cComment Comment

:highlight link cComment Question

highlight! default link cComment Question

15. Cleaning up:syn-clearE391

:syntax clear

:syntax clear {group-name} ...

:syntax clear @{grouplist-name} ...

:syntax off

:source $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/nosyntax.vim

:syntax reset

16. Highlighting tagstag-highlight

:map <F11>  :sp tags<CR>:%s/^\([^:]*:\)\=\([^]*\).*/syntax keyword Tag \2/<CR>:wq! tags.vim<CR>/^<CR><F12>:map <F12>  :so tags.vim<CR>

# Make a highlight file for types.  Requires Universal/Exuberant ctags and awktypes: types.vimtypes.vim: *.[ch]        ctags --c-kinds=gstu -o- *.[ch] |\                awk 'BEGIN{printf("syntax keyword Type\t")}\                        {printf("%s ", $$1)}END{print ""}' > $@

" load the types.vim highlighting file, if it existsautocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.[ch] let fname = expand('<afile>:p:h') .. '/types.vim'autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.[ch] if filereadable(fname)autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.[ch]   exe 'so ' .. fnameautocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.[ch] endif

17. Color xtermsxterm-colorcolor-xterm

:runtime syntax/colortest.vim

18. When syntax is slow:synti:syntime

:syntime on[ redraw the text at least once with CTRL-L ]:syntime report