On Sa, 13 Jul 2019, 'J S' via vim_use wrote:
> (On the subject of syntax highlighting languages embedded in other languages) > > I frequently write (bash) shell scripts with embedded AWK scripts, and I've > found the awkembed.vim script quite useful. I have it installed at: > > ~/.vim/after/syntax/sh/awkembed.vim > > And it works quite well. Now, I would like to extend the idea beyond the set > of "shell" and "awk". > > There are, obviously, two variables here: The enclosing language and the > embedded language. As far as I can tell (based on a little Googoling) this > has only been done for the one specific combination: shell & awk. Note: > :help sh-embed > > Specifically, I have an Expect script with embedded AWK. How hard is it > going to be to get this to work? > > I took a look at the awkembed.vim script - it's mostly greek to me, although > I was able to modify it slightly because my awk has a different name than the > one assumed by the script. > > It'd be nice if someone could tell me either a quick way to make a script to > do what I want - or to tell me it can't be done... Have a look at :h sh-embed for the general principle. Best, Christian -- Ist Windows 98 ein Spiel oder ein Betriebssystem? Nein, ich finde ein Spiel sollte schon eine Lösung haben. Ich stecke im 97. Level. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20190714132100.GC31610%40256bit.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
