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List:       vim
Subject:    Re: using settings for certain files only
From:       "Antoine J. Mechelynck" <antoine.mechelynck () belgacom ! net>
Date:       2003-10-04 11:56:42
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christopher j bottaro <cjb@cs.utexas.edu> wrote:
> hello,
> i want to use the cindent option when editing .h .c .cpp file only.
> all other files, i don't want to use that option.  basically, i want
> to use different .vimrc files for different file types.  how can i
> accomplish this?
>
> thanks,
> -- christopher

Make your own filetype plugin for each filetype for which you want other
than default behaviour.

See
    :help filetype-plugin

The following examples are for Unix/Linux; see at the bottom how to change
them for Dos/Windows.

If you want to totally replace a plugin for an existing filetype, let's say
c, then name it

    ~/.vim/ftplugin/c.vim

and start it with

    if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
        finish
    endif
    let b:did_ftplugin=1

Similarly, if you want to create a filetype-plugin for a new filetype, let's
say foo, then name it

    ~/.vim/ftplugin/foo.vim

and start it exactly as above.

If you only want to override one or a few of the default settings (let's say
for filetype c) then put your changes in a file named

    ~/.vim/after/ftplugin/c.vim

and _don't_ use the 4 lines above.

On Dos/Windows, if you have a HOME environment variable pointing to a valid
directory (look at it by doing ":echo $HOME" in Vim), then replace
everywhere above "~/.vim/" by "~/vimfiles/"; otherwise, replace it by
"$VIM/vimfiles/".

HTH,
Tony.


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