4.9.26 Syntax

Syntax: Syntax [name|*]
Abbreviation: SY

loads the syntax with the given name, and colors the current buffer accordingly.

If the optional name argument is not specified, you are prompted for one. The special name * turns off syntax highlighting for the current document. Otherwise, name must match a syntax definition either in your ~/.ne/syntax directory or in a directory named 'syntax' inside ne's global directory. Additionally, ne has a table mapping common suffixes to syntax names. If there is no syntax with a given name, ne will try to remap the name using the following table (the string before the colon is the name of the syntax file):

        ada: adb, ads
        asm: s
        c: c++, cc, cpp, h, h++ hpp, l, lex, y, yacc
        cobol: cbl, cob
        csh: tcsh
        diff: patch
        fortran: f, for
        html: htm
        java: js
        lisp: el, lsp
        mason: mas
        ocaml: ml, mli
        pascal: p, pas
        perl: pl, pm
        ps: eps
        python: py
        rexx: rex
        ruby: rb
        sh: bash, bash_login, bash_logout, bash_profile, bashrc, ksh,
            profile, rc
        skill: il
        tex: sty
        troff: 1
        verilog: v, vh, vhd
        xml: xsd