Re: Syntax errors in shell scripts

Reply to message «Re: Syntax errors in shell scripts»,
sent 07:06:29 26 August 2011, Friday
by Javier Rojas:

> Because, by default, vim uses the sh syntax file.
>
> To use the bash syntax file by default, add the following line to your
> .vimrc file:
>
> let g:is_bash=1
>
> Check also :help ft-bash-syntax
It is one syntax file that contains two different syntax definitions, not two
different syntax files.

Original message:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:18:13AM +0200, Bastien Dejean wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Any idea why, in the following expression:
> >
> > ${UZBL_URI#*://}
> >
> > the '#*://' part gets highlighted as shDerefWordError?
>
> Because, by default, vim uses the sh syntax file.
>
> To use the bash syntax file by default, add the following line to your
> .vimrc file:
>
> let g:is_bash=1
>
> Check also :help ft-bash-syntax