Sunday, March 31, 2013

Re: Can 'set ' be elided? When?

Hi Dotan!

On So, 31 Mär 2013, Dotan Cohen wrote:

> I notice that the following doesn't work:
> :syntax php
>
> However the following does work:
> :colorscheme desert
>
> Why is "syntax" an option yet "colorscheme" a command?

Probably because colorschemes do not change the behaviour of Vim but
rather change its appearance.

But who really knows the reasoning why some commands are not options?

regards,
Christian

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