Questions tagged [filetype]
Questions about making Vim to have a defined behavior according the type of the edited file.
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How do I port a filetype command to neovim's lua format?
Currently my .vimrc file has this in it,
filetype plugin indent on -- filetype detection[ON] plugin[ON] indent[ON]
How can I port filetype plugin indent on to neovim's lua format?
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How to share snippet between typescript and typescriptreact?
I use UltiSnips to manage my snippets and I have a few snippets in typescriptreact but I'm not able to use them in typescript.
Is there a way to share snippets between them?
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Source script on a specific filetype without .vimrc modification [duplicate]
Is there a mechanism that I can use in vim/gvim which lets me automatically source a specific script file when I open a file of certain type?
I have a specific file format (a subtype of XML) and when ...
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How can I change the way filetype is set from the "#lang" directive in Racket
I have some Racket programms that begin with the specification of a dialect
#lang plai-typed
#| racket code goes here ... |#
When I open these files with Vim, filetype is set to plai-typed. That is ...
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filetype is empty when editing a file
I want to source file csv.vim when editing a csv file. But when I editing a .csv file , it is not sourced and set filetype? returns filetype=
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Why runtime! is not working?
Add customise filetype setting file do.vim inside ftdetect folder.
Edit gvim/8.2/share/vim/vim82/filetype.vim:
runtime! $HOME/.vim/ftdetect/*.vim
Open file, run verbose set ft?. From print, filetype ...
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When I open a .txt file, the double quotes ( " )are suppressed
First, I tried on Linux: I opened a .txt file (or copy and past the text from a website) but the double quotes are not shown... On Linux, they are replaced by this: ~~@~~
On Windows 10 (I use gVim on ...
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What could interfere with setting foldmethod=indent by autocmd FileType python?
So recently I noticed my autocmd FileType python setlocal foldmethod=indent is not working anymore. The version for my vim is 8.2
When I open a python file everything is working fine except the ...
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Setting ftdetect a given directory
I'm looking for a way to set filetype on load, a loading phase via ftdetect.
Right now I can open the files inside a given directory via some utility function that I wrote, and during the opening ...
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Formatting with gg=G on *.cfg files (Nagios) results in bad indentation
Search-fu power is eluding me for this one.
Have many Nagios (*.cfg) files under audit, using Vim to work on them.
Notice that doing gg=G is not correctly formatting the files or a block if using = ...
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How to do file type detection based on file contents (e.g. a certain shebang line)?
I have created a few scripts in .vim/ftdetct to e.g. detect the filetype of sshconfig files based on their filename:
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile ~/.ssh/host-* setfiletype sshconfig
Now, how can I make ...
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Should the filetypedetect augroup be used in plugins?
I'm writing my first Vim/Neovim plugin, which improves support for files managed by yadm. Pretty straightforward.
However, while reading other plugins for inspiration, I have noticed that plugin ...
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Should an exclamation point be added after an "autocmd" in a filetypedetect augroup?
I'm trying to learn more about augroups, which have always confused me. The Section 43.2 documentation (:help 43.2) makes it clear that the filetypedetect group should be used to group autocmds which ...
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Assign value based on filetype [duplicate]
I want to assign value based on filetype.
I am using UltiSnips plugin and want to have one set of bindings for one filetype and another set for everything else.
Something like
if &ft='vimwiki'
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How to substitute filename on reading or opening new file
We have rather complex file structure and I would like simplify opening file independently where am I in the filesystem at the moment.
Let's say we have a project_folder and several files in it:
/...
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How to apply existing indenting rules to new file type?
I've been happily using vim for years for C and C++ projects. My code formatting/indentation rules have been cobbled together over the years based on solutions to at-the-time needs...which is to say, ...
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Open buffer without loading ftplugins
I have huge file and quite slow plugin (loaded by vim-plug) for corresponding filetype. I want following:
Plugin is loaded by default
Option to fast open this file without loading plugin. Something ...
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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 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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"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
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├── ...
├── 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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