Mac – How to get MacVim to autoload ~/.vim/syntax

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This might be something quirky about MacVim, so I'll ask here.

I put a syntax file in ~/.vim/syntax, but it doesn't load. I have syntax on in my .vimrc.

When I open the editor, :scriptnames doesn't include the syntax file.

Is there anything else I need to do to make sure it loads?

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In addition to relying on the detected filetype, which may be incorrect, there are at least two alternative ways to force loading of a particular syntax file.

Manually run the command :set ft=lesscss
Add the previous setting to a modeline near the beginning or ending of the file. See :help modeline.

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You're confusing the terminal with the text editor, as other commenters have pointed out. Still, there are a number of ways to make the terminal more vim-like, or vim more terminal-like.

If it's vi-style keybindings in the terminal you're after, add set -o vi to your ~/.bash_profile (assuming you're using bash). This will allow you to use vi-style keybindings at the command line (hjkl movement, modal editing, etc.)

If you just want to be able to execute unix commands from within vim, prepend ! to the beginning of those commands at the (Mac)Vim command line. For example :!pwd will print the working directory.

There are also plugins like Conque which allow you to run a shell from within Vim, which sounds like it may be exactly what you're after.

Mac – How to enable Syntax highlighting on Vim in Mac OS Terminal

If the file ~/.vimrc is not there, you'll just need to create it. To enable syntax highlighting, add

syntax on

to it. Also make sure that "Display ANSI colors" is enabled in the Terminal Settings.

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