main help file *syntax.txt* For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2011 Apr 01 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar Syntax highlighting *syntax* *syntax-highlighting* *coloring* Syntax highlighting enables Vim to show parts of the text in another font or color. Those parts can be specific keywords or text matching a pattern. Vim doesn't parse the whole file (to keep it fast), so the highlighting has

