git/contrib/vim
Jeff King cdad8bbe92 contrib/vim: add syntax highlighting file for commits
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2006-09-13 00:31:58 -07:00
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syntax contrib/vim: add syntax highlighting file for commits 2006-09-13 00:31:58 -07:00
README contrib/vim: add syntax highlighting file for commits 2006-09-13 00:31:58 -07:00

To syntax highlight git's commit messages, you need to:
  1. Copy syntax/gitcommit.vim to vim's syntax directory:
     $ mkdir -p $HOME/.vim/syntax
     $ cp syntax/gitcommit.vim $HOME/.vim/syntax
  2. Auto-detect the editing of git commit files:
     $ cat >>$HOME/.vimrc <<'EOF'
     autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead COMMIT_EDITMSG set filetype=gitcommit
     EOF