On Thu, Apr 07, 2016 at 11:46:03AM -0400, Charles Campbell wrote: > Albert Berger wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 10:21:42PM -0700, Ben Fritz wrote: > >> On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 2:44:23 PM UTC-5, Albert Berger wrote: > >>> Greetings! > >>> > >>> How does one detect the file type in .vimrc? AFAIU, 'filetype' setting is > >>> not yet set when .vimrc is processed. The following check doesn't > >>> work in .vimrc: > >>> > >>> if &filetype==cpp > >>> ... > >>> > >>> I want to distinguish between 'c' and 'cpp' for *.h files in which > >>> the file type is specified in the modline. Is there a function which > >>> can be called for reading the modline? I know that one can use autocmd, > >>> when the file type read from the modline is already set, but is there a > >>> way to get the modline variables in .vimrc? > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Albert. > >> No, you'll need to use an autocmd. In which case you may as well use a > >> FileType autocmd. The modeline, like the filetype, has not been processed > >> yet while reading the .vimrc. > >> > >> Indeed, I'm pretty sure the file itself hasn't been read yet when reading > >> the .vimrc, but I may be wrong about that. > >> > > Looks like this is the case. Will use FileType autocmd. Thanks. > > > Alternatively you may use a ftplugin file: ~/.vim/ftplugin/cpp.vim and > put whatever you want in there. > > Regards, > C Campbell > This is even more convenient. Thanks for the advise.
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