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I'm playing with Vim highlight, so I made the following (syntax.vim):

hi Comment ctermfg=DarkGray hi LineNR ctermfg=DarkGray hi CursorLineNR ctermfg=Red hi String ctermfg=Gray hi PreProc ctermfg=Brown syn match MyOp /+/ syn match MyOp /-/ syn match MyOp /*/ containedin=comment contained syn match MyOp /\// containedin=comment contained syn match MyOp /&/ syn match MyOp /:/ syn match MyOp /\./ syn match MyOp /=/ hi MyOp ctermfg=LightBlue syn match MyBrakets /</ syn match MyBrakets />/ syn match MyBrakets /(/ syn match MyBrakets /)/ syn match MyBrakets /{/ syn match MyBrakets /}/ syn match MyBrakets /\[/ syn match MyBrakets /\]/ hi MyBrakets ctermfg=Yellow syn keyword MyNSutl utl hi MyNSutl ctermfg=Gray syn keyword MyNSmmi mmi hi MyNSmmi ctermfg=DarkBlue syn match MySend /send_\w*/ hi MySend ctermfg=Red syn match MyGet /get_\w*/ hi MyGet ctermfg=Magenta syn match MyPrint /print_\w*/ hi MyPrint ctermfg=Gray syn match MyMPI /MPI_\w*/ hi MyMPI ctermfg=LightGray

I was testing it with a single file, while in Vim with my .cpp file open I did so syntax.vim and the magic happened. So far so good.

Next step was to use it in the session I was working, Vim -S session.vim to open some files in split view, and so syntax.vim. Problem. Syntax applies to just one file, current split. So I have to repeat that to all files - not good.

After some googling I found that correct way to proceed was to rename it to i.e. cpp_my.vim and put in ~/.vim/ftplugin/myplugin/. Did that, and it workds partially, some settings don't get applied. Then I went to Vim doc section 41.11 Writing a plugin. Things are getting complicated and here I'm.

The hack I did isn't general purpose, its just for the project I'm working these days. So making it a plugin don't smell good to me.

So in order to use it, the best approach is to manually so syntax.vim to each file? Or is there some clever alternative?

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The correct way is to drop the file in {rtp}/syntax/{ft}.vim. Given the proximity between C and C++, I'd say in $HOME/.vim/after/syntax/c.vim -- in after/ to be sure to source the standard configuration before the improvements.

PS: IIRC my experiments, the less syn match you have, the fastest highlighting will be. match is made to support regexes, you can then merge several of your single character patterns into a single pattern => "[+=^&~<>:-]"

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  • It works if I put it on{rtp}/syntax/cpp not c. Commented Aug 10, 2018 at 3:35
  • Indeed. My mistake. It's because somewhere in my {rtp}/syntax/cpp.vim and c.vim I execute :runtime! syntax/c-*.vim syntax/c_*.vim. I've edited my answer. Commented Aug 10, 2018 at 9:03

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