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Denis Kuzin
Asked: 2018-09-29 02:46:23 +0800 CST

How to add support of scala syntax highlighting in VIM?

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How to configure VIM to be able to highlight scala language (.scala files extension)?

Current VIM configuration (.vimrc file): :syntax on

vim syntax-highlighting scala

1 Answers

    1. Download the scala.vim file from here http://github.com/vim-scripts/scala.vim to e.g. ~/.vim/syntax directory.

    2. Edit your ~/.vimrc file and add the following:

      au BufRead,BufNewFile *.scala set filetype=scala
au! Syntax scala source ~/.vim/syntax/scala.vim

    source: Scala syntax highlighting in VIM

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