Print All Syntax Highlight File Types

[Stratis Aftousmis]

Hello! : )

Is there a command to print all syntax highlight file types in vim?

I am writing a script that sends a command to vim and returns the
different highlight file types vim supports.

Thanks for any help.

Stratis

[Christian Brabandt]

On Tue, December 22, 2009 5:13 am, Stratis Aftousmis wrote:
> Hello! : )
>
> Is there a command to print all syntax highlight file types in vim?
>
> I am writing a script that sends a command to vim and returns the
> different highlight file types vim supports.

echo globpath(&rtp, "**/syntax/*.vim")

regards,
Christian

[Stratis Aftousmis]

Eww that's pretty messy.

I guess I would have to parse the strings for file name...

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[Christian Brabandt]

[quoting repaired]
(Please don't top post).

On Tue, December 22, 2009 8:00 am, Stratis Aftousmis wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Christian Brabandt

>> echo globpath(&rtp, "**/syntax/*.vim")

> Eww that's pretty messy.
>
> I guess I would have to parse the strings for file name...

What would you like to do? This was just a starter. Here is a snippet
that lets you chose your filetype, based on all available syntax items
using a completion:

,----
| if !exists("s:ftdict")
| let s:ftdict={}
| let s:ftlist=map(split(globpath(&rtp, "**/syntax/*.vim"), "\n"),
'fnamemodify(v:val, ":t:r")')
| for val in s:ftlist
| let s:ftdict[val]=1
| endfor
| endif
|
| fu! <SID>FileTypeComplete(ArgLead,CmdLine,CursorPos)
| let l=filter(keys(s:ftdict), 'v:val =~ "^".a:ArgLead')
| return sort(l)
| endfu
|
| :com! -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,<SID>FileTypeComplete Filetype :set
ft=<args>
`----

regards,
Christian

[Tony Mechelynck]

There are also the menus:
- After using "Syntax => Show filetypes in menu", you'll get of the
filetypes at top of the Syntax menu.
- You can get these menus even in Console mode (if your Vim is compiled
with +menu), as follows:

---8<------8<------8<---
" set 'wildmenu' option, to get completion-by-menu
" (on the status line when hitting Tab)
if has('wildmenu')
set wildmenu wildmode=longest:full,full
else
set wildmode=longest,list:longest,full
endif
set wildcharm=<C-T> " or any key not needed in Command-line mode
if has('menu')
" in gvim, :filetype on loads the menus
" but in Console mode, it must be done separately
if !has('gui_running')
runtime menu.vim
endif
" override Ctrl-Z (minimize) by a text-mode menu
map <C-Z> :emenu <C-T>
imap <C-Z> <C-O>:emenu <C-T>
endif
--->8------>8------>8---

(Use of <> mode in mappings assumes 'nocompatible' mode.)

Best regards,
Tony.
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