Prasad Joshi wrote:
> I started VIM without giving the file name and started
> writing a C program ...
>
> I ran the command
> :filetype detect
The buffer has no file name, so detect can't guess that it is a
C program from the extension. Instead, it has to inspect the
contents and it reached a false conclusion.
I would just enter command:
:set ft=c
There are some minor suggestions here:
http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/File_type_plugins
John
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