How to make vim has syntax highlighting

ICO · 01-05-2004, 12:26 AM

When I use vim to write Java codes, it doesn't have syntax highlight. How to configure so that when I write C, C++, Java, XML, PHP etc(most of popular source codes) has syntax highlight?

Thanks a lot.

slakmagik · 01-05-2004, 12:55 AM

At least ':syntax enable' and maybe specifically ':set syntax=java', I suppose.

ICO · 01-05-2004, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by digiot
At least ':syntax enable' and maybe specifically ':set syntax=java', I suppose.

I tried "syntax enable" and it works, a little syntax, at least better than none.

"set syntax=java" not working.

And I didn't type ":" at the beginning, does it matter?

druuna · 01-05-2004, 02:39 AM

You don't mention if highlighting is working for something other then java code.

This should be present in /etc/vimrc (or ~/.vimrc)

" Vim syntax support file
so /usr/share/vim/vim61/syntax/syntax.vim

" Is gui running
if &t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running")
syntax on
set hlsearch
endif

The line pointing to syntax.vim: Make sure you use the correct path!!

Java has syntax support (take a look in the syntax dir).

Hope this helps.

darthtux · 01-05-2004, 10:35 AM

syntax on enables syntax highlighting for all languages vim supports.

The syntax color files are in
/usr/share/vim/vim61/syntax
In the above path vim 61 may be different on your system

You can copy one you want to change to
~/.vim/syntax/[file].vim
you will probably have to create the ~/.vim/syntax directory