Questions tagged [filetype]
Questions about making Vim to have a defined behavior according the type of the edited file.
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How to set autocmd for files without a filetype?
I want some autocmds to run when I open a file without a filetype like nvim (no file name) or nvim myfile (no extension). I also want them to run when opening certain file types like text and markdown ...
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How do I automatically compile and run files?
I'm quite a newbie to vim/neovim.
Now I'm searching for a way to detect which file type I'm editing at the moment; if it's something like .java or .py, I want to execute the corresponding compile ...
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How to ignore or push back certain files when when auto-completing in wildmenu?
When opening a file with :e, :vs or :sp, I generally don't want to open binary files or files with certain extensions like .class.
Is there a way to ignore files with certain extensions or MIME type (...
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Let .js files be recognized as .jsx files?
I just figured out how to combine those creepy plugins to work together to achieve the following auto-indent:
before / after pressing o:
But then this only works on file extension .jsx as shown above,...
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folding.vim file, for a specific filetype, is being ignored
I want to write a custom fold-method file for .paul files (based on the example at Learn Vimscript the Hard Way). However, it appears that my folding.vim file is being ignored.
I'm running VIM version ...
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How to Create Sublime-Like Build Systems in Vim?
I am currently new to neovim.
Something that has me a bit stuck is being able to easily run my code. The text editor I used before trying out vim was Sublime Text 3, and, in that text editor, all I ...
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Change indentation behavior when `:filetype plugin indent on` is set
Tested with vim --clean \<filename>.py, then did :filetype plugin on and :filetype plugin indent on. To make code look better, i wanted to write something like this for a dictionary:
test = {
...
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What keywordprg do you use for javascript?
I've recently learnt about using K in normal mode to get the manual information of the word under the cursor. In this regard, I'd like to know what programs I could use to handle javascript files, or ...
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“command not found” error using filetype plugin [closed]
I am trying to add filetype plugin indent on to my vimrc, and I'm getting the error filetype: command not found. I tried searching but can't find a solution. I have the full vim package installed (not ...
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What is the most idiomatic way to achieve filetype-specific functions?
Is it possible to declare a function only for a specific filetype? Currently, if I have the following in ftplugin/tex.vim:
function! Foo()
echom "yes"
endfunction
Then when I load a *....
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Automatically resize window based on filetype
I have a nifty autocommand in my vimrc that automatically maximizes any :help window:
augroup LargeHelpWindow
autocmd!
autocmd BufWinEnter * if &l:buftype ==# 'help' | wincmd _ | endif
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Filetype inheritance
I know that it's not very common, but there are few cases in which I would really like to inherit the configurations for one filetype in another.
Example: whatever I set for sh I would like to inherit ...
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syntax highlight regex not matching
I am writing a plugin where a certain filetype must possess their own syntax highlight. Therefore I have created
.
├── ...
├── plugin
└── syntax
and syntax/newfiletype.vim containing
syntax clear
...
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How to set the background color for colored items in the statusline to the background color of the statusline?
I am experimenting with creating a statusline and have opted for coloring different parts of it.
The problem is that while the item's foreground color is changed, the background is black and doensn't ...
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How to re-indent nginx configuration based only on `{` and `}`?
I want to reindent an nginx configuration file with the following simple rudimentary rules:
a { increases indentation
a } decreases indentation
The idea is cindent is just enough to do it. I have ...
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Make function run only on specific filetype
So i have a specific function I'd like to edit in my .vimrc, so that it work only on specific filetype (eg: .vim).
The code for this example is taken from this answer.
function OrgFold(lnum)
let ...
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Combine FileType with other events
I'd like to combine two events: FileType and TextChangedI. According to this awesome book I can do that, by adding a comma between both events like this:
:autocmd BufWritePre,BufRead *.html :normal gg=...
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How to configure settings common to many programming languages?
I edit a lot of different file types, like .c, .cc, .S, .py, .rs, .ld, plus maybe a dozen more. And I'm constantly editing new file types, so I'm adding to this list. I have settings I want to apply ...
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Where should I put filetype specific options for indentation?
At moment, mostly for random reasons, I have
$ cat ~/.vim/ftplugin/c.vim
set tabstop=2 softtabstop=2 expandtab shiftwidth=2 smarttab smartindent autoindent cinoptions=g2
and this
$ cat ~/.vim/...
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Is there a filetype in Vim when opening the a file containing output/errors from g++ so that I can see those files with the original coloring?
Sometimes, when faulty outputs from compilations of C++ files/projects are to long, I like to redirect that output to a file, so that I can inspect it side-by-side with each of the offending files in ...
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Position Dependent Custom Syntax Error Checking
I am trying to design a custom syntax file that performs some basic error checking for an ascii input file. The input is broken up into sections, and there are input cards specific to each section. ...
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Why are nested FileType autocommands triggered even ++nested is not used?
From :h autocmd-nested, it says "By default, autocommands do not nest." But nested FileType events are triggered anyway without using ++nested. As seen in this test:
autocmd BufNewFile,...
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filetype plugin indent on is blowing up my vim
I have the following vimrc.
I noticed that there is a single line that's blowing up my usage of the FZF :BTags command:
filetype plugin indent on
Ie when I run the command :BTags I get this error
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Unwanted cascading indentation [duplicate]
I am struggling to regain control of indentation for certain filetypes, particularly when pasting code. I end up with what I call "cascading indentation" which is nearly unreadable.
I've run ...
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How can I make vim ignore a filetype plugin's makeprg setting?
I am using a plugin that sets makeprg to some value specific to the filetype's programming language. I want to use my global setting instead, because I also use Makefiles. How can I do this? Thank you!...
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Minimum window width will not change when using specific filetype
With most filetypes, I can resize font and my GVIM application window just fine. However, when I open a specific file type (.tex), the font is easily changed, but I am unable to shrink the application ...
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Where do filetype-specific autocommands live?
I have a plugin for a specific filetype (*.tex), and I'm wondering where I can find all the commands which are executed when I type :e examplefile.tex? In general, is there a standardized practice for ...
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How to get syntactic coloration for dist files
There is a standard for providing files that may have an unversioned counterpart. That standard consists in suffixing the filename with .dist, so for example phpunit.xml becomes phpunit.xml.dist. How ...
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“^[[201~” character being pasted at the end of file
I'm trying to copy-paste by hand this file, but whenever I paste the contents in vim the last line shows this weird character at the end of the line ^[[201~.
My guess is that it's one of those wrong ...
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autocmd filetype nnoremap is not working
I'm trying to create a mapping based on the file type. (as explained in this chapter https://learnvimscriptthehardway.stevelosh.com/chapters/12.htm)
:autocmd FileType javascript nnoremap <buffer>...
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How to “cast” filetype (HTML/JS/PHP) on temporary buffer to load plugins & configurations
I'm using neovim with vim-plug.
I do some webapp testing where I want to see the raw HTML/JS/PHP/etc of a page. This can be done with something like curl example.com > tmp.html; nvim tmp.html and ...
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Adding Filetype != filetypes
I have the following mapping:
augroup MatchingQuotes
autocmd Filetype noremap! ' ''<Left>
autocmd Filetype noremap! " ""<Left>
augroup END
Is there a way to set ...
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When does filetype run?
I have the following autocmd:
:autocmd FileType python syntax off
Yet when I open a python file it does nothing. I literally have to run :set ft=python for this to trigger. Does the FileType python ...
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Assign a filetype when editing any file from a directory
The context
I store all my shell scripts insde the $HOME/.bin directory. Because of this, I've been looking for a way to set the sh filetype whenever I open a file located in that directory. So, I'...
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Disabling `kana/vim-textobj-entire` by filetype autocommand
kana/vim-textobj-entire creates text-obejcts ae and ie which stand for the entire buffer. But in lervag/vimtex ae and ie stand for an environment in a .tex file. vimtex's ae and ie mappings are much ...
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Why do FileType autocommands not appear to work when using multiple filetypes?
Not everyone considers setting b:undo_ftplugin to be a "best practice" the
way I do, but as far as I can tell, the behavior described in this question
depends on it being set as part of the ...
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What pattern could I use to set a filetype for files ending in '.ot.txt' [duplicate]
I'd like to use VimOutliner with files ending in .ol.txt. This entry in ~/.vim/ftdetect/votl.vim doesn't do that
au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.ol.txt setfiletype votl
Is there a [pattern] for this?
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Changing filetype for *.mm files to cpp
I am try to change the filetype for *.mm files. I have created a mm.vim file in ~/.vim/ftdetect, with the following code:
au BufNewFile,BufRead *.mm set filetype=cpp
But the when opening a file with ...
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common /after/syntax for different file types
I want some common syntax highlighting for various filetypes.
Currently I have runtimepath/after/syntax/base.vim
which has syntax rules I want and then I created mklink (this is windows) to base.vim ...
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How to exclude filetype with autocmd to load language specific skeleton
I have the following in order to use a different template per language. But I want English to be the default, if I don't specify .en.adoc in the filename. But the *.adoc,*.en.adoc also picks up *.fr....
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Extending filetype functionality? [closed]
I'm trying to add some functionality by adding ftplugin files.
For instance I want to add nnoremap <buffer> <F5> :source %<CR> to ftplugin/vim.vim, but when I try it, it looks like ...
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Syntax highlighting for fish script not working
I have both Vim version 8.1.1550 and NVIM v0.4.3 on MacOS 10.14.6
I wrote the following lines in my .vimrc file as recommended enter link description here
set nocompatible
filetype off
set rtp+=~/....
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Changing foldmarker per filetype with vim 8.2
On an up-to-date Arch system, I set up marker-based folds in vim and python scripts like so:
Extracted from my ~/.vimrc [1]
set nocompatible " default
filetype plugin indent on
set nofoldenable
set ...
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How do I elegantly override file type detection patterns with more specific patterns
I have a file in my ~/.vim/ftdetect directory, which includes configuration such as:
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile,BufWritePost .envrc.template set filetype=sh
However, I also have the vim-polyglot ...
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How can I write a filetype plugin that evaluates the first lines of the file?
I'm trying to modify my filetype.vim such that it highlights a unified diff file with diff syntax, overriding whatever syntax is normally associated with the file's extension.
So far, I'm just trying ...
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Is there a nice way to programmatically call the file auto-detection algorithm?
I was writing a simple Vim plug-in for a generic code generator called Templaty. The generator can theoretically work with any programming language, and I'd like Vim to automatically apply the correct ...
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Initial vim startup with small vimrc gives error “No such group or event: filetypedetect”
Using Vim 7.4. My ~/.vimrc file consists only of the following:
set nocompatible
filetype off
If I run vim with verbose logging level 2 by using the following command:
vim -V2./file.log .vimrc
......
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Solidity (*.sol) filetype not recognised in neovim
NeoVim is not recognising Solidity filetypes (which end with the extension .sol).
When editing a .sol file typing:
:set filetype?
generates a filetype= (e.g. blank). This is in contrast to html, ...
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How to fix this `Omni completion (^O^N^P) Pattern not found` error?
I am trying to set up syntax keyword based omnicompletion in vim.
I have defined a few syntax keyword Constants in ~/.config/nvim/syntax/spl.vim
They are correctly detected and highlighted.
They are ...
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Vim different colorchemes for different file, but same backgroung color
I'd like to have a colorscheme but keeping my terminal color as a background color. This code achieved that
colorscheme MyFavoriteOne
autocmd ColorScheme * highlight Normal ctermbg=NONE guibg=NONE
I'...
