On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:48 AM, Efraim Yawitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>>> :au BufRead /some/directory set syn=somesyntax
>>
>> You should set 'filetype' rather than 'syntax'. What happens is (I
>> think) the following:
>
> I checked this also, and it also wasn't working.  Then I realized what
> the problem was.  I had done a :cd (actually a :lcd) to
> /some/directory and opened the file without the full path, so the
> match wasn't working.  When opening with the full path, set syn worked
> fine.  Now the question is, how do I get this match to work without
> the full path?

If this is still a problem, please try running vim without any startup
files (vim -U NONE -u NONE) and execute just your autocommand, and
then test it.  I can't make it fail by trying a couple of obvious
configurations.  Also, please include the exact text of your
autocommand.

Thank you,

bob

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