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Syntax Highlighting in VIM after :bd

Hello.

When I useVIMthe syntax highlighting works, except after I return to a buffer using:bdthe highlighting disappears. I can enable it again using:syn on.This problem occurs only for files without an extension. I remember I had to change some settings to get files without an extension to be highlighted in the first place, but I can't remember the details. (I use files without an extension because thegfcommand just works when I do this.) Can anyone help?

Thanks.

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take a look at :h modeline you should be able to set a comment in the file that tells vim what settings to use when you visit that file.

Doon  2010-08-17 11:37:06
I didn't know about modeline, so thanks for that info. However, setting comments in the file isn't a good option for me, because they are shared with other people and there are thousands of files. Is there a way to achieve this without resorting to meta-data?
Fish  2010-08-17 12:53:16
are you using the filetype plugin? that make help
Doon  2010-08-17 15:19:52
I've never heard of it, so I guess not. I use Vim on Cygwin most of the time - if that makes a difference? I've never knowingly used plug-ins in Vim before, but I'll check out filetype when I get some time.
Fish  2010-08-18 10:06:05
try adding :filetype on to your rc files (if it isn't already there). It might help (it might not, all my files have extensions..)
Doon  2010-08-18 12:37:36

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