If the file is named *.markdown then the highlighting works correctly. If it is named *.md then it doesn't work.

Even if I type :set syntax=markdown, the highlighting doesn't turn on.

With other filetypes e.g. awk, I can turn on the highlighting by running :set syntax=awk. But this doesn't work for markdown.

Ultimately I want to make Vim recognize .md files as markdown, but when the autocommand didn't work I tried just setting the syntax directly and found that didn't work either.

What could be causing this?

I am using MobaXterm.

If the file is named *.markdown then the highlighting works correctly. If it is named *.md then it doesn't work.

Even if I type :set syntax=markdown, the highlighting doesn't turn on.

With other filetypes e.g. awk, I can turn on the highlighting by running :set syntax=awk. But this doesn't work for markdown.

Ultimately I want to make Vim recognize .md files as markdown, but when the autocommand didn't work I tried just setting the syntax directly and found that didn't work either.

What could be causing this?

I am using MobaXterm.

If the file is named ".markdown" then the highlighting works correctly. If it is named ".md" then it doesn't work.

Even if I type :set syntax=markdown, the highlighting doesn't turn on.

With other filetypes e.g. awk, I can turn on the highlighting by running :set syntax=awk. But this doesn't work for markdown.

Ultimately I want to make Vim recognize .md files as markdown, but when the autocommand didn't work I tried just setting the syntax directly and found that didn't work either.

What could be causing this?

If the file is named *.markdown then the highlighting works correctly. If it is named *.md then it doesn't work.

Even if I type :set syntax=markdown, the highlighting doesn't turn on.

With other filetypes e.g. awk, I can turn on the highlighting by running :set syntax=awk. But this doesn't work for markdown.

Ultimately I want to make Vim recognize .md files as markdown, but when the autocommand didn't work I tried just setting the syntax directly and found that didn't work either.

What could be causing this?

I am using MobaXterm.