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VIM - Custom Syntax Highlighting

Get existing Syntax Highlighting

To get an exhaustive, color-coded list showing what patterns and keywords are mapped to what classes:

:syntax

<file vim syntax> syntax keyword cFunction abort syntax keyword cFunction abs syntax keyword cFunction acos syntax keyword cFunction acosh syntax keyword cFunction alarm … … highlight link cFunction Function </file vim>

NOTE:

The top few lines designate certain keywords as belonging to the cFunction class.
The line at the bottom links the cFunction class to the universal class Function.

Load the

:so ~/.vim/syntax.vim