Syntax

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 FILES mysyntaxfile

mkdir ~/.config/nvim

mkdir ~/.config/nvim/syntax

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

:set syntax=mine

ADDING TO AN EXISTING SYNTAX FILE mysyntaxfile-add

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

highlight cComment ctermfg=Green guifg=Green

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

REPLACING AN EXISTING SYNTAX FILE mysyntaxfile-replace

NAMING CONVENTIONS group-name {group-name} E669 E5248

3. Syntax loading procedure syntax-loading

4. Conversion to HTML convert-to-HTML 2html.vim

5. Syntax file remarks :syn-file-remarks

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

ABEL abel.vim ft-abel-syntax

:let abel_obsolete_ok=1

:unlet abel_obsolete_ok

ADA

ANT ant.vim ft-ant-syntax

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

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

APACHE apache.vim ft-apache-syntax

ASSEMBLY ft-asm-syntax ft-asmh8300-syntax ft-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

ASTRO astro.vim ft-astro-syntax

let g:astro_typescript = "enable"

let g:astro_stylus = "enable"

ASPPERL ft-aspperl-syntax

ASPVBS ft-aspvbs-syntax

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

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

ASYMPTOTE asy.vim ft-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

BAAN baan.vim baan-syntax

let baan_code_stds=1

let baan_fold=1

let baan_fold_block=1

let baan_fold_sql=1

set foldminlines=5
set foldnestmax=6

BASIC basic.vim vb.vim ft-basic-syntax ft-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 fromstart
set foldmethod=syntax

CH ch.vim ft-ch-syntax

:let ch_syntax_for_h = 1

CHILL chill.vim ft-chill-syntax

CHANGELOG changelog.vim ft-changelog-syntax

let g:changelog_spacing_errors = 0

:hi link ChangelogError Error

:hi link ChangelogError NONE

CLOJURE ft-clojure-syntax

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

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

COBOL cobol.vim ft-cobol-syntax

:let cobol_legacy_code = 1

:unlet cobol_legacy_code

COLD FUSION coldfusion.vim ft-coldfusion-syntax

:let html_wrong_comments = 1

CPP cpp.vim ft-cpp-syntax

CSH csh.vim ft-csh-syntax

:let g:filetype_csh = "csh"

:let g:filetype_csh = "tcsh"

CSV ft-csv-syntax

:unlet b:csv_delimiter

:w
:e

CYNLIB cynlib.vim ft-cynlib-syntax

:let cynlib_cyntax_for_cc=1

:let cynlib_cyntax_for_cpp=1

:unlet cynlib_cyntax_for_cc
:unlet cynlib_cyntax_for_cpp

CWEB cweb.vim ft-cweb-syntax

:let filetype_w = "cweb"

DART dart.vim ft-dart-syntax

DESKTOP desktop.vim ft-desktop-syntax

let g:desktop_enable_nonstd = 1

let g:desktop_enable_kde = 1

DIFF diff.vim

:let diff_translations = 0

DIRCOLORS dircolors.vim ft-dircolors-syntax

let dircolors_is_slackware = 1

DOCBOOK docbk.vim ft-docbk-syntax docbook

DOCBOOK XML docbkxml.vim ft-docbkxml-syntax

DOCBOOK SGML docbksgml.vim ft-docbksgml-syntax

:let docbk_type = "sgml"

:let docbk_type = "xml"

:set filetype=docbksgml

:set filetype=docbkxml

:let docbk_ver = 3

DOSBATCH dosbatch.vim ft-dosbatch-syntax

:let dosbatch_cmdextversion = 1

:let dosbatch_colons_comment = 1

:let g:dosbatch_syntax_for_btm = 1

DOXYGEN doxygen.vim doxygen-syntax

:set syntax=c.doxygen

// vim:syntax=c.doxygen

:let g:load_doxygen_syntax=1

DTD dtd.vim ft-dtd-syntax

:let dtd_ignore_case=1

:let dtd_no_tag_errors=1

:let dtd_no_param_entities=1

EIFFEL eiffel.vim ft-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

EUPHORIA euphoria3.vim euphoria4.vim ft-euphoria-syntax

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

:let g:filetype_euphoria = "euphoria3"

:let g:filetype_euphoria = "euphoria4"

ERLANG erlang.vim ft-erlang-syntax

:let g:erlang_highlight_bifs = 0

:let g:erlang_highlight_special_atoms = 1

ELIXIR elixir.vim ft-elixir-syntax

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

FLEXWIKI flexwiki.vim ft-flexwiki-syntax

:let flexwiki_maps = 1

FORM form.vim ft-form-syntax

:let form_enhanced_color=1

:let filetype_frm = "form"

FORTH forth.vim ft-forth-syntax

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

FORTRAN fortran.vim ft-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

FREEBASIC freebasic.vim ft-freebasic-syntax

FVWM CONFIGURATION FILES fvwm.vim ft-fvwm-syntax

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

GSP gsp.vim ft-gsp-syntax

GROFF groff.vim ft-groff-syntax

HASKELL haskell.vim lhaskell.vim ft-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

HTML html.vim ft-html-syntax

:let html_my_rendering=1

:let html_no_rendering=1

:let html_minlines = 500

:let html_wrong_comments=1

runtime! syntax/html.vim
syn cluster htmlPreproc add=asp

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

:hi Function cterm=bold ctermfg=LightGray

:set syntax=htmlos

IA64 ia64.vim intel-itanium ft-ia64-syntax

:let g:filetype_inc = "ia64"

INFORM inform.vim ft-inform-syntax

:let inform_highlight_simple=1

:let inform_highlight_glulx=1

:let inform_suppress_obsolete=1

:let inform_highlight_old=1

IDL idl.vim idl-syntax

JAVA java.vim ft-java-syntax

:let g:java_mark_braces_in_parens_as_errors = 1

:let g:java_highlight_java_lang_ids = 1

:let g:java_highlight_java_io = 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_foldtext_show_first_or_second_line = 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_minlines = 50

:let g:java_syntax_previews = [455, 476]

JSON json.vim ft-json-syntax g:vim_json_conceal

let g:vim_json_conceal = 0

let g:vim_json_warnings = 0

JQ jq.vim jq_quote_highlight ft-jq-syntax

hi link jqNumber Normal

let g:jq_quote_highlight = 1

LACE lace.vim ft-lace-syntax

:let lace_case_insensitive=1

LF (LFRC) lf.vim ft-lf-syntax g:lf_shell_syntax

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

LEX lex.vim ft-lex-syntax

:syn sync minlines=300

LIFELINES lifelines.vim ft-lifelines-syntax

:let g:lifelines_deprecated = 1

LISP lisp.vim ft-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.

LITE lite.vim ft-lite-syntax

:let lite_sql_query = 1

:let lite_minlines = 200

LPC lpc.vim ft-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

LUA lua.vim ft-lua-syntax

:let lua_version = 5
:let lua_subversion = 1

MAIL mail.vim ft-mail.vim

:let mail_minlines = 30

MAKE make.vim ft-make-syntax

:let make_no_commands = 1

:let make_no_comments = 1

:let make_microsoft = 1

MAPLE maple.vim ft-maple-syntax

:let mvpkg_all= 1

mv_DEtools         mv_genfunc        mv_networks        mv_process
mv_Galois         mv_geometry        mv_numapprox        mv_simplex
mv_GaussInt         mv_grobner        mv_numtheory        mv_stats
mv_LREtools         mv_group        mv_orthopoly        mv_student
mv_combinat         mv_inttrans        mv_padic        mv_sumtools
mv_combstruct mv_liesymm        mv_plots        mv_tensor
mv_difforms         mv_linalg        mv_plottools        mv_totorder
mv_finance         mv_logic        mv_powseries

MARKDOWN ft-markdown-syntax g:markdown_minlines

:let g:markdown_minlines = 500

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

:let g:markdown_syntax_conceal = 0

MATHEMATICA mma.vim ft-mma-syntax ft-mathematica-syntax

let filetype_m = "mma"

MEDIAWIKI ft-mediawiki-syntax

let g:html_no_rendering = 1

let g:html_style_rendering = 1

MODULA2 modula2.vim ft-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'

MOO moo.vim ft-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

MSQL msql.vim ft-msql-syntax

:let msql_sql_query = 1

:let msql_minlines = 200

NEOMUTT neomutt.vim ft-neomuttrc-syntax

:let g:neolog_disable_default_colors = 1

N1QL n1ql.vim ft-n1ql-syntax

NCF ncf.vim ft-ncf-syntax

:let ncf_highlight_unknowns = 1

NROFF nroff.vim ft-nroff-syntax

:let nroff_is_groff = 1

:let nroff_space_errors = 1

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

let b:preprocs_as_sections = 1

OCAML ocaml.vim ft-ocaml-syntax

:let ocaml_revised = 1

:let ocaml_noend_error = 1

PANDOC ft-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

PAPP papp.vim ft-papp-syntax

:let papp_include_html=1

PASCAL pascal.vim ft-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

PERL perl.vim ft-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

PLAINTEX plaintex.vim ft-plaintex-syntax

let g:plaintex_delimiters = 1

PPWIZARD ppwiz.vim ft-ppwiz-syntax

PHTML phtml.vim ft-phtml-syntax

:let phtml_sql_query = 1

:let phtml_minlines = 200

POSTSCRIPT postscr.vim ft-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

PROGRESS progress.vim ft-progress-syntax

:let filetype_w = "progress"

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

PYTHON python.vim ft-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

QUAKE quake.vim ft-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 languages
let rmd_dynamic_fenced_languages = 1 " Autodetection of languages
let rmd_include_latex = 0 " Don't highlight LaTeX code
let rmd_include_latex = 1 " Autodetect LaTeX code
let rmd_include_latex = 2 " Always include LaTeX highlighting

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

let rrst_syn_hl_chunk = 1

RASI rasi.vim ft-rasi-syntax

READLINE readline.vim ft-readline-syntax

let readline_has_bash = 1

REGO rego.vim ft-rego-syntax

RESTRUCTURED TEXT rst.vim ft-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

REXX rexx.vim ft-rexx-syntax

:let rexx_minlines = 50

:let g:filetype_r = "r"

RUBY ruby.vim ft-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

SCHEME scheme.vim ft-scheme-syntax

SDL sdl.vim ft-sdl-syntax

:let sdl_2000=1

:let SDL_no_96=1

SED sed.vim ft-sed-syntax

:let g:sed_highlight_tabs = 1

:let g:sed_dialect = "bsd"

SGML sgml.vim ft-sgml-syntax

let sgml_my_rendering=1

let sgml_no_rendering=1

SH sh.vim ft-sh-syntax ft-bash-syntax ft-ksh-syntax

ksh : .kshrc* *.ksh
bash: .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_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_syntax
endif
syn include @AWKScript syntax/awk.vim
syn region AWKScriptCode matchgroup=AWKCommand start=+[=\\]\@<!'+ skip=+\\'+ end=+'+ contains=@AWKScript contained
syn region AWKScriptEmbedded matchgroup=AWKCommand start=+\<awk\>+ skip=+\\$+ end=+[=\\]\@<!'+me=e-1 contains=@shIdList,@shExprList2 nextgroup=AWKScriptCode
syn cluster shCommandSubList add=AWKScriptEmbedded
hi def link AWKCommand Type

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

SPEEDUP spup.vim ft-spup-syntax

SQL sql.vim ft-sql-syntax

SQUIRREL squirrel.vim ft-squirrel-syntax

TCSH tcsh.vim ft-tcsh-syntax

:let tcsh_backslash_quote = 0

:let tcsh_minlines = 1000

TEX tex.vim ft-tex-syntax latex-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 syntax
c : allow texComment syntax
m : allow texMatcher syntax (ie. {...} and [...])
M : allow texMath syntax
p : allow parts, chapter, section, etc syntax
r : allow texRefZone syntax (nocite, bibliography, label, pageref, eqref)
s : allow superscript/subscript regions
S : allow texStyle syntax
v : allow verbatim syntax
V : 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/ligatures
b = bold and italic
d = delimiters
m = math symbols
g = Greek
s = 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

TF tf.vim ft-tf-syntax

:let tf_minlines = your choice

TYPESCRIPT typescript.vim ft-typescript-syntax

let g:typescript_host_keyword = 0

TYPST ft-typst-syntax

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

VIM vim.vim ft-vim-syntax

g:vimsyn_minlines : used to set synchronization minlines
g: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 folding
g:vimsyn_folding =~ 'a' : fold augroups
g:vimsyn_folding =~ 'f' : fold functions
g:vimsyn_folding =~ 'h' : fold heredocs
g:vimsyn_folding =~ 'l' : fold Lua      script
g:vimsyn_folding =~ 'p' : fold Perl     script
g:vimsyn_folding =~ 'P' : fold Python   script
g:vimsyn_folding =~ 'r' : fold Ruby     script

let g:vimsyn_noerror = 1

WDL wdl.vim wdl-syntax

XF86CONFIG xf86conf.vim ft-xf86conf-syntax

:let xf86conf_xfree86_version=3

XML xml.vim ft-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-*

YAML yaml.vim ft-yaml-syntax

ZSH zsh.vim ft-zsh-syntax

:let g:zsh_fold_enable = 1

6. Defining a syntax :syn-define E410

PRIORITY :syn-priority

DEFINING CASE :syn-case E390

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 asdf
fff               bbb        fff         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-pattern E401 E402

: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 a
b 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-cluster E400

: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-include E397

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

11. Synchronizing :syn-sync E403 E404

: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 :hi E28 E411 E415

:echo g:colors_name

runtime colors/evening.vim
hi Statement ctermfg=Blue guifg=Blue

:edit $VIMRUNTIME/colors/README.txt

:hi Comment        gui=bold

:hi Comment        ctermfg=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-link E412 E413

:highlight default link cComment Comment

:highlight link cComment Question

highlight! default link cComment Question

15. Cleaning up :syn-clear E391

:syntax clear

:syntax clear {group-name} ..

:syntax clear @{grouplist-name} ..

:syntax off

:source $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/nosyntax.vim

:syntax reset

16. Highlighting tags tag-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 awk
types: types.vim
types.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 exists
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.[ch] let fname = expand('<afile>:p:h') .. '/types.vim'
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.[ch] if filereadable(fname)
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.[ch]   exe 'so ' .. fname
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.[ch] endif

17. Window-local syntax :ownsyntax

:ownsyntax foo

18. Color xterms xterm-color color-xterm

:runtime syntax/colortest.vim

19. When syntax is slow :syntime

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