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Contents 1 Syntax Highlighting 1.1 What it is 1.2 How to activate in Vim 1.3 What syntaxes supported? 1.4 Other info 1.5 Demo

Syntax Highlighting

What it is

• indicating syntax of language via coloring, font altering, etc

How to activate in Vim

• Just Works option
• Doesn't work option
  • verify Vim compiled with +syntax
    • :version
    • vim --version or gvim --version
    • if not, check if package is vim-minimal; get vim-enhanced
  • file type not correctly detected
    • Check: :set filetype
    • Change: :se ft=c

What syntaxes supported?

• Look in Vim syntax directory (eg, /usr/share/vim/vim72/syntax/)

Other info

:syntax 

shows what matches

:highlight 

shows color scheme

:set background 

changes contrast based on terminal, alters color scheme slightly

:hardcopy 

creates printout

:TOhtml 

if :ha doesn't work, launch in web browser, then print

Demo