Commit: runtime(zip,tar): Add support for compressed .cbz and .cbt files

[Christian Brabandt]

runtime(zip,tar): Add support for compressed .cbz and .cbt files

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/591db923bae1657e788f6bb0e6d4527448c72041
Author: Phạm Bình An <phambinh...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat May 16 08:02:13 2026 +0000

runtime(zip,tar): Add support for compressed .cbz and .cbt files

*.cbz and *.cbt files are just zip and tar files for comic books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book_archive

closes: #20206

Signed-off-by: Phạm Bình An <phambinh...@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>

diff --git a/runtime/doc/pi_zip.txt b/runtime/doc/pi_zip.txt
index e9294b405..81275b24e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/pi_zip.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/pi_zip.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*pi_zip.txt* For Vim version 9.2. Last change: 2026 Apr 05
+*pi_zip.txt* For Vim version 9.2. Last change: 2026 May 16

+====================+
| Zip File Interface |
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ Copyright: Copyright (C) 2005-2015 Charles E Campbell *zip-copyright*
should be treated as zip files.

Alternatively, one may change *g:zipPlugin_ext* in one's .vimrc.
- Currently (as of October 2025) it holds: >
+ Currently (as of May 2026) it holds: >

- let g:zipPlugin_ext='*.aar,*.apk,*.celzip,*.crtx,*.docm,*.docx,
+ let g:zipPlugin_ext='*.aar,*.apk,*.cbz,*.celzip,*.crtx,*.docm,*.docx,
\ *.dotm,*.dotx,*.ear,*.epub,*.gcsx,*.glox,*.gqsx,*.ja,*.jar,*.kmz,
\ *.odb,*.odc,*.odf,*.odg,*.odi,*.odm,*.odp,*.ods,*.odt,*.otc,*.otf,
\ *.otg,*.oth,*.oti,*.otp,*.ots,*.ott,*.oxt,*.pkpass,*.potm,*.potx,
diff --git a/runtime/plugin/tarPlugin.vim b/runtime/plugin/tarPlugin.vim
index e55a36785..d65db8426 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/tarPlugin.vim
+++ b/runtime/plugin/tarPlugin.vim
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ augroup tar
au FileWriteCmd tarfile::*/* call tar#Write(expand("<amatch>"))
endif

+ au BufReadCmd *.cbt call tar#Browse(expand("<amatch>"))
au BufReadCmd *.lrp call tar#Browse(expand("<amatch>"))
au BufReadCmd *.tar call tar#Browse(expand("<amatch>"))
au BufReadCmd *.tar.bz2 call tar#Browse(expand("<amatch>"))
diff --git a/runtime/plugin/zipPlugin.vim b/runtime/plugin/zipPlugin.vim
index a9ab12158..02d5e978d 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/zipPlugin.vim
+++ b/runtime/plugin/zipPlugin.vim
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
" Last Change:
" 2025 Apr 02 by Vim Project: add *.whl to list of zip extensions (#17038)
" 2025 Oct 06 by MultisampledNight: add *.pkpass to list of zip extensions (#18501)
+" 2026 May 16 by Vim Project: add .cbz extension (#20206)
" License: Vim License (see vim's :help license)
" Copyright: Copyright (C) 2005-2016 Charles E. Campbell {{{1
" Permission is hereby granted to use and distribute this code,
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ set cpo&vim
" ---------------------------------------------------------------------
" Options: {{{1
if !exists("g:zipPlugin_ext")
- let g:zipPlugin_ext='*.aar,*.apk,*.celzip,*.crtx,*.docm,*.docx,*.dotm,*.dotx,*.ear,*.epub,*.gcsx,*.glox,*.gqsx,*.ja,*.jar,*.kmz,*.odb,*.odc,*.odf,*.odg,*.odi,*.odm,*.odp,*.ods,*.odt,*.otc,*.otf,*.otg,*.oth,*.oti,*.otp,*.ots,*.ott,*.oxt,*.pkpass,*.potm,*.potx,*.ppam,*.ppsm,*.ppsx,*.pptm,*.pptx,*.sldx,*.thmx,*.vdw,*.war,*.whl,*.wsz,*.xap,*.xlam,*.xlsb,*.xlsm,*.xlsx,*.xltm,*.xltx,*.xpi,*.zip'
+ let g:zipPlugin_ext='*.aar,*.apk,*.cbz,*.celzip,*.crtx,*.docm,*.docx,*.dotm,*.dotx,*.ear,*.epub,*.gcsx,*.glox,*.gqsx,*.ja,*.jar,*.kmz,*.odb,*.odc,*.odf,*.odg,*.odi,*.odm,*.odp,*.ods,*.odt,*.otc,*.otf,*.otg,*.oth,*.oti,*.otp,*.ots,*.ott,*.oxt,*.pkpass,*.potm,*.potx,*.ppam,*.ppsm,*.ppsx,*.pptm,*.pptx,*.sldx,*.thmx,*.vdw,*.war,*.whl,*.wsz,*.xap,*.xlam,*.xlsb,*.xlsm,*.xlsx,*.xltm,*.xltx,*.xpi,*.zip'
endif

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