Questions tagged [ftdetect]
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How to overwrite ftdetect from a plugin loaded with lazy?
I am using ansible.vim I am loading it with lazy:
return {
'pearofducks/ansible-vim',
}
and this is the configuration I have for ansiblels:
["ansiblels"] = function()
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How can I avoid built-in filetype detection?
I have a plugin for detecting and syntax highlighting *.k - source files in a given programming language. My ~/.vimrc contains only:
se nocp rtp+=~/k/vim-k " the language plugin
sy on
And ...
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ftdetect, ftplugin not working as advertised -- what am I missing?
I've been reading documentation and trying experiments to register a new filetype in vim, and apply desired indentation rules -- all to no avail.
As an example, say I want to register *.test as ...
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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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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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Is it possible to override the filetype of a text file based on the first line?
I have some specifically formatted text files that I'd like to detect when I start vim. When I load these files now, the filetype is automatically set to text. I only want to override that if the ...
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Why are files in after/ftplugin/ run on every save, and can I work around it?
I have a variety of vimscripts for different filetypes in ~/.vim/after/ftplugin, e.g. text.vim, vim.vim, etc. These contain a variety of settings, mappings, etc. Only recently, I've noticed (not sure ...
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