Vim syntax file for zsh

Vim syntax file for zsh

[Felix Rosencrantz]

Anyone have a better version of zsh.vim?  The version that comes with
vim 6.3 is ok, but could be much better.  It has a few bugs, like
unmatched single quotes within double quotes, confuse it.   Also, it's
missing some standard keywords (e.g. repeat, until, foreach, select). 
 It would be nice if it recognized completion related functions,
variables, syntax (e.g. #compdef lines).  The _chown completion
function exhibits some of the problems.

-FR

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Danek Duvall]

On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 11:40:41PM -0800, Felix Rosencrantz wrote:

> Anyone have a better version of zsh.vim?

Here's what I'm currently using:

    http://www.comfychair.org/~duvall/sh.vim

You'll need to make mods to filetype.vim and scripts.vim to get this to
work (it make zsh a peer of bash and ksh), but you can do those to an
individual user's copy of those files.  I can provide those too, if you
like.

Danek

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

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* Felix Rosencrantz <f.rosencrantz@gmail.com> [Dec 01, 2004 12:40]:
> Anyone have a better version of zsh.vim?

Yes, but it isn't great.  You may definetely give enhancement tips,
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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" Vim syntax file
" Language:	    Zsh shell script
" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/zsh/
" Latest Revision:  2004-10-20
" arch-tag:	    2e2c7097-99cb-4b87-a771-3a819b69995e

if version < 600
  syntax clear
elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif

" Set iskeyword since we need `-' (and potentially others) in keywords.
" For version 5.x: Set it globally
" For version 6.x: Set it locally
if version >= 600
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk setlocal iskeyword=<args>
else
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk set iskeyword=<args>
endif
SetIsk @,48-57,_,-
delcommand SetIsk

" Todo
syn keyword zshTodo         contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE

" Comments
syn region  zshComment      matchgroup=zshComment start='\(^\|\s\)#' end='$' contains=zshTodo

" Strings
syn match   zshQuoted       '\\.'
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshString start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+ contains=zshQuoted
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshString start=+'+ end=+'+
syn match   zshJobSpec      '%\(\d\+\|?\=\w\+\|[%+-]\)'

" Precommand Modifiers
syn keyword zshPrecommand   noglob nocorrect exec command builtin
syn match   zshPrecommand   '\<-\s'

" Delimiters
syn keyword zshDelimiter    do done

" Conditionals
syn keyword zshConditional  if then elif else fi case in esac select

" Loops
syn keyword zshRepeat       for while until repeat foreach

" Keywords
syn keyword zshKeyword      function time

" Functions
syn match   zshFunction     '\k\+\s*\ze()'

" Redirections
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(<\|<>\|<<<\|<&\s*[0-9p-]\=\)'
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(>\|>>\|>&\s*[0-9p-]\=\|&>\|>>&\|&>>\)[|!]\='
syn match   zshRedir        '|&\='

" Here Documents
if version < 600
    " Do nothing for now TODO: do something
else
    syn region	zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\z1$'
    syn region	zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
    syn region	zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)'  end='^\z1$'
    syn region	zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
endif

" Variables
syn match   zshShellVar     '\$[!#$*@?_-]'
syn match   zshShellVar     '\$\d\+'
"syn match   zshShellVar     '$\(ARGC\|argv\|status\|pipestatus\|CPUTYPE\|EGID\|EUID\|ERRNO\|GID\|HOST\|

" Commands
syn match   zshCommands     '\s[.:]\s'
syn keyword zshCommands     alias autoload bg bindkey break bye cap cd chdir
syn keyword zshCommands     clone comparguments compcall compctl compdescribe
syn keyword zshCommands     compfiles compgroups compquote comptags comptry
syn keyword zshCommands     compvalues continue declare dirs disable disown
syn keyword zshCommands     echo echotc echoti emulate enable eval exec exit
syn keyword zshCommands     export false fc fg functions getcap getln
syn keyword zshCommands     getopts hash history jobs kill let limit
syn keyword zshCommands     log logout popd print printf pushd pushln
syn keyword zshCommands     pwd r read readonly rehash return sched set
syn keyword zshCommands     setcap setopt shift source stat suspend test times
syn keyword zshCommands     trap true ttyctl type ulimit umask unalias
syn keyword zshCommands     unfunction unhash unlimit unset unsetopt vared
syn keyword zshCommands     wait whence where which zcompile zformat zftp zle
syn keyword zshCommands     zmodload zparseopts zprof zpty zregexparse zsocket
syn keyword zshCommands     zstyle ztcp

" Types
syn keyword zshTypes        float integer local typeset

" Switches
" XXX: this may be too much
syn match   zshSwitches     '\s\zs--\=[a-zA-Z0-9-]\+'

" Numbers
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\(\d\+#\|0x\=\)\=\d\+'
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\d\+.\d\+'

" Substitution
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshShellVar transparent start='\$(' end=')'
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshShellVar transparent start='\$((' end='))'
syn region  zshSubst	    matchgroup=zshShellVar start='\${' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=zshSubst

" Define the default highlighting.
" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_zsh_syn_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_zsh_syn_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif

  HiLink zshTodo          Todo
  HiLink zshComment       Comment
  HiLink zshQuoted        SpecialChar
  HiLink zshString        String
  HiLink zshJobSpec       Special
  HiLink zshPrecommand    Special
  HiLink zshDelimiter     Keyword
  HiLink zshConditional   Conditional
  HiLink zshRepeat        Repeat
  HiLink zshKeyword       Keyword
  HiLink zshFunction      Function
  HiLink zshHereDoc	  String
  HiLink zshRedir         Operator
  HiLink zshShellVar      Identifier
  HiLink zshCommands      Keyword
  HiLink zshTypes         Type
  HiLink zshSwitches      Special
  HiLink zshNumber        Number
  HiLink zshSubst	  Identifier

  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "zsh"

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Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Felix Rosencrantz]

I'm not a vim expert, I'm thinking there might be a better way to
allow me compare these syntax files side-by-side in the same process. 
I had to do it in separate runs.

Viewing completion function files under the cvs tree (e.g.
Completion/Unix/Type/_files)  It seems like both of these syntax files had some
problems with variable syntax.  Though Nikolai's seems to behave
better.  The one Danek sent marked some of  the variables with red
(meaning syntax errors.)  Neither knows about the new always keyword.

Though Nikolai's had problems with variables not listed in braces
(e.g. $#foo would only highlight the '$#'). It would only highlight
the first character.

I would like to see the syntax files be able to handle more of the
parameter expansion  syntax and flags (like found in man zshexpn) . 
It would be nice if it could color things like:
"${(@j:|:M)${(@)tmp#-}#?}" or show an error if it saw code like
"${(b)tmp} ('b' is not a valid flag).    Also things like the first
line #compdef or #autoload lines are not marked or highlighted in any
way, other than as a comment.

My focus is on completion functions, since they provide a good body of
source that use the zsh syntax.  Also, they contain quite a bit of
parameter syntax.

Both files seem better than the default one that comes with vim.  Very nice.
-FR.




On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 13:02:02 +0100, Nikolai Weibull

> Yes, but it isn't great.  You may definetely give enhancement tips,
>        nikolai

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Clint Adams]

> I'm not a vim expert, I'm thinking there might be a better way to
> allow me compare these syntax files side-by-side in the same process. 
> I had to do it in separate runs.

vimdiff?

> Both files seem better than the default one that comes with vim.  Very nice.

Perhaps someone should share these improvements with vim upstream.

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

* Clint Adams <clint@zsh.org> [Dec 04, 2004 17:00]:
> > Both files seem better than the default one that comes with vim.

> Perhaps someone should share these improvements with vim upstream.

Maintainer has been unavailable,
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

OT: vim maintainer [Re: Vim syntax file for zsh]

[Clint Adams]

> Maintainer has been unavailable,

FWIW, he's posted to (and issued patches to) mailing lists within the
past few hours.

Re: OT: vim maintainer [Re: Vim syntax file for zsh]

[Nikolai Weibull]

* Clint Adams <clint@zsh.org> [Dec 04, 2004 18:10]:
> > Maintainer has been unavailable,

> FWIW, he's posted to (and issued patches to) mailing lists within the
> past few hours.

Oh?  I haven't seen them.  Are we talking about

" Vim syntax file
" Language:     Z shell (zsh)
" Maintainer:   Felix von Leitner <leitner@math.fu-berlin.de>
" Heavily based on sh.vim by Lennart Schultz
" Last Change:  2003 May 11

?

Anyway,
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

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* Felix Rosencrantz <f.rosencrantz@gmail.com> [Dec 03, 2004 15:11]:
> Viewing completion function files under the cvs tree (e.g.
> Completion/Unix/Type/_files)  It seems like both of these syntax files
> had some problems with variable syntax.  Though Nikolai's seems to
> behave better.

It should, it doesn't try to highlight very much.

> Though Nikolai's had problems with variables not listed in braces
> (e.g. $#foo would only highlight the '$#'). It would only highlight
> the first character.

This is intentional.  Well, at least somewhat.  The $# in the part of
$#foo shouldn't be, I fixed that (but $# on its own should).

My reasoning is that you want "special" variables, such as $#, $n, and
the like to be highlighted, as well as advanced stuff such as ${...}
allows, but not necesarilly $foo, as the highlighting can become rather
cluttered, as in the standard Vim one.

The question is, does this make sense to most other people?

I'm actually thinking that none of them should be highlighted, not even
those that are "special".  Any input?

Three choices:

1.  Highlight all variable references alike.
2.  Highlight only "special" variables, such as $$, $#, and $n.
3.  Highlight no variable references at all.

If you look at the C syntax definition, no variable references are
highlighted, and this isn't only due to the fact that it is infinitely
much harder to determine what a variable in C (no marking $) is but also
to keep things simple and clean.  Variables are everywhere, so
highlighting all of them makes the display cluttered.

> I would like to see the syntax files be able to handle more of the
> parameter expansion  syntax and flags (like found in man zshexpn) .
> It would be nice if it could color things like:
> "${(@j:|:M)${(@)tmp#-}#?}" or show an error if it saw code like
> "${(b)tmp} ('b' is not a valid flag).

I have come, after much experimentation and many syntax definitions for
many different kinds of formats and languages, that trying to do syntax
validation in a syntax definition is not the right place.  One may
debate that certain errors can and should be caught in the syntax
definition, but I hardly see ${(b)tmp} to be an instance of this case.
The problem is that once the 'b' becomes a valid flag, the syntax
definition is more or less useless, as it will report false information
to its user.

> Also things like the first line #compdef or #autoload lines are not
> marked or highlighted in any way, other than as a comment.

Hm, that's an interesting suggestion.  The #! /bin/shell stuff should
perhaps also be highlighted.  It's simple enough to add.

Could you perhaps point me to where I find the exact information that
may appear in a beginning comment line?  I always seem to lose that
page in the info pages.
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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" Vim syntax file
" Language:	    Zsh shell script
" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/zsh/
" Latest Revision:  2004-12-04
" arch-tag:	    2e2c7097-99cb-4b87-a771-3a819b69995e

if version < 600
  syntax clear
elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif

" Set iskeyword since we need `-' (and potentially others) in keywords.
" For version 5.x: Set it globally
" For version 6.x: Set it locally
if version >= 600
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk setlocal iskeyword=<args>
else
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk set iskeyword=<args>
endif
SetIsk @,48-57,_,-
delcommand SetIsk

" Todo
syn keyword zshTodo         contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE

" Comments
syn region  zshComment      matchgroup=zshComment start='\(^\|\s\)#' end='$' contains=zshTodo

" Strings
syn match   zshQuoted       '\\.'
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshString start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+ contains=zshQuoted
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshString start=+'+ end=+'+
syn match   zshJobSpec      '%\(\d\+\|?\=\w\+\|[%+-]\)'

" Precommand Modifiers
syn keyword zshPrecommand   noglob nocorrect exec command builtin
syn match   zshPrecommand   '\<-\s'

" Delimiters
syn keyword zshDelimiter    do done

" Conditionals
syn keyword zshConditional  if then elif else fi case in esac select

" Exceptions
syn keyword zshException    always

" Loops
syn keyword zshRepeat       for while until repeat foreach

" Keywords
syn keyword zshKeyword      function time

" Functions
syn match   zshFunction     '\k\+\s*\ze()'

" Redirections
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(<\|<>\|<<<\|<&\s*[0-9p-]\=\)'
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(>\|>>\|>&\s*[0-9p-]\=\|&>\|>>&\|&>>\)[|!]\='
syn match   zshRedir        '|&\='

" Here Documents
if version < 600
    " Do nothing for now TODO: do something
else
    syn region	zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\z1$'
    syn region	zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
    syn region	zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)'  end='^\z1$'
    syn region	zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
endif

" Variables
syn match   zshShellVar     '\$[!#$*@?_-]\w\@!'
syn match   zshShellVar     '\$\d\+\>'
"syn match   zshShellVar     '$\(ARGC\|argv\|status\|pipestatus\|CPUTYPE\|EGID\|EUID\|ERRNO\|GID\|HOST\|

" Commands
syn match   zshCommands     '\s[.:]\s'
syn keyword zshCommands     alias autoload bg bindkey break bye cap cd chdir
syn keyword zshCommands     clone comparguments compcall compctl compdescribe
syn keyword zshCommands     compfiles compgroups compquote comptags comptry
syn keyword zshCommands     compvalues continue declare dirs disable disown
syn keyword zshCommands     echo echotc echoti emulate enable eval exec exit
syn keyword zshCommands     export false fc fg functions getcap getln
syn keyword zshCommands     getopts hash history jobs kill let limit
syn keyword zshCommands     log logout popd print printf pushd pushln
syn keyword zshCommands     pwd r read readonly rehash return sched set
syn keyword zshCommands     setcap setopt shift source stat suspend test times
syn keyword zshCommands     trap true ttyctl type ulimit umask unalias
syn keyword zshCommands     unfunction unhash unlimit unset unsetopt vared
syn keyword zshCommands     wait whence where which zcompile zformat zftp zle
syn keyword zshCommands     zmodload zparseopts zprof zpty zregexparse zsocket
syn keyword zshCommands     zstyle ztcp

" Types
syn keyword zshTypes        float integer local typeset

" Switches
" XXX: this may be too much
syn match   zshSwitches     '\s\zs--\=[a-zA-Z0-9-]\+'

" Numbers
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\(\d\+#\|0x\=\)\=\d\+\>'
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\d\+.\d\+\>'

" Substitution
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshShellVar transparent start='\$(' end=')'
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshShellVar transparent start='\$((' end='))'
syn region  zshSubst	    matchgroup=zshShellVar start='\${' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=zshSubst

" Define the default highlighting.
" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_zsh_syn_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_zsh_syn_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif

  HiLink zshTodo          Todo
  HiLink zshComment       Comment
  HiLink zshQuoted        SpecialChar
  HiLink zshString        String
  HiLink zshJobSpec       Special
  HiLink zshPrecommand    Special
  HiLink zshDelimiter     Keyword
  HiLink zshConditional   Conditional
  HiLink zshException	  Exception
  HiLink zshRepeat        Repeat
  HiLink zshKeyword       Keyword
  HiLink zshFunction      Function
  HiLink zshHereDoc	  String
  HiLink zshRedir         Operator
  HiLink zshShellVar      Identifier
  HiLink zshCommands      Keyword
  HiLink zshTypes         Type
  HiLink zshSwitches      Special
  HiLink zshNumber        Number
  HiLink zshSubst	  Identifier

  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "zsh"

" vim: set sts=2 sw=2:

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Felix Rosencrantz]

On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 17:42:17 +0100, Nikolai Weibull
<mailing-lists.zsh-users@rawuncut.elitemail.org> wrote:
> I'm actually thinking that none of them should be highlighted, not even
> those that are "special".  Any input?
> 
> Three choices:
> 
> 1.  Highlight all variable references alike.
> 2.  Highlight only "special" variables, such as $$, $#, and $n.
> 3.  Highlight no variable references at all.

I would prefer 1&2 together, and then 1 in that order.

> If you look at the C syntax definition, no variable references are
> highlighted, and this isn't only due to the fact that it is infinitely
> much harder to determine what a variable in C (no marking $) is but also
> to keep things simple and clean.  Variables are everywhere, so
> highlighting all of them makes the display cluttered.

I appreciate your point about the cluttering. 

Though I like the perl syntax coloring. It deals with all the
little context regions special to perl like different types of quotes,
search regex, replace strings, heredocs, etc. I think zsh is closer to
perl than C in that it has a lot of little special contexts with their own
rules. (Not sure what you call this language property.)  Having the
coloring expose those special areas can make code more readable.

My interest is looking at existing code and trying to understand it. 
I'm typically looking at the completion and zle widget code that comes
with zsh, and that code contains a lot of these nested parameter
expressions.  And with no highlighting or with a single color
highlighting, the coloring doesn't help as much as it seems like it
could.

 

> Also things like the first line #compdef or #autoload lines are not
> > marked or highlighted in any way, other than as a comment.
> 
> Hm, that's an interesting suggestion.  The #! /bin/shell stuff should
> perhaps also be highlighted.  It's simple enough to add.
> 
> Could you perhaps point me to where I find the exact information that
> may appear in a beginning comment line?  I always seem to lose that
> page in the info pages.
This looks like this contains the information you would need:
http://zsh.sunsite.dk/Doc/Release/zsh_19.html#SEC116

-FR.

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

* Felix Rosencrantz <f.rosencrantz@gmail.com> [Dec 08, 2004 14:00]:
> > I'm actually thinking that none of them should be highlighted, not even
> > those that are "special".  Any input?
> > 
> > Three choices:

> > 1.  Highlight all variable references alike.
> > 2.  Highlight only "special" variables, such as $$, $#, and $n.
> > 3.  Highlight no variable references at all.

> I would prefer 1&2 together, and then 1 in that order.

OK, but as Doug said, I'l make it configurable.  I just tried a test out
and it turned everything blue basically, so I couldn't live with it
myself.  I'll try to get an updated version out soon.
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

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* Nikolai Weibull [Dec 08, 2004 14:50]:
> OK, but as Doug said, I'l make it configurable.  I just tried a test
> out and it turned everything blue basically, so I couldn't live with
> it myself.  I'll try to get an updated version out soon.

OK, here it is.  It's quite updated, so something may still have changed
for the worse, but all substitutions seem to work fine, even with nested
crap.  Also, the dereferencing is now controllable through an option:

	let zsh_syntax_variables = 'short,long,all'

where all encloses the previous two, and any combination of the other
two may be used.  short is for short special variables, e.g., $$ and $0
whereas long is for $ARGC, $status, and so on...

I also added code to highlight variable assignments, which perhaps makes
some sense.  The color of variable dereferencing has also changed from
Identifier to PreProc to match the colors of syntax/sh.vim.

What do you think?
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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" Vim syntax file
" Language:	    Zsh shell script
" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/zsh/
" Latest Revision:  2004-12-08
" arch-tag:	    2e2c7097-99cb-4b87-a771-3a819b69995e

if version < 600
  syntax clear
elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif

" Set iskeyword since we need `-' (and potentially others) in keywords.
" For version 5.x: Set it globally
" For version 6.x: Set it locally
if version >= 600
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk setlocal iskeyword=<args>
else
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk set iskeyword=<args>
endif
SetIsk @,48-57,_,-
delcommand SetIsk

" Todo
syn keyword zshTodo         contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE

" Comments
syn region  zshComment      matchgroup=zshComment start='\(^\|\s\)#' end='$' contains=zshTodo

" PreProc
syn match   zshPreProc	    '^\%1l#\(!\|compdef\|autoload\).*$'

" Strings
syn match   zshQuoted       '\\.'
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshString start=+"+ end=+"+ contains=zshQuoted
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshString start=+'+ end=+'+
" XXX: This should probably be more precise, but Zsh seems a bit confused about it itself
syn region  zshPOSIXString  matchgroup=zshString start=+\$'+ end=+'+ contains=zshQuoted
syn match   zshJobSpec      '%\(\d\+\|?\=\w\+\|[%+-]\)'

" Precommand Modifiers
syn keyword zshPrecommand   noglob nocorrect exec command builtin - time

" Delimiters
syn keyword zshDelimiter    do done

" Conditionals
syn keyword zshConditional  if then elif else fi case in esac select

" Loops
syn keyword zshRepeat       for while until repeat foreach

" Exceptions
syn keyword zshException    always

" Keywords
syn keyword zshKeyword      function nextgroup=zshKSHFunction skipwhite

" Functions
syn match   zshKSHFunction  contained '\k\+'
syn match   zshFunction     '\k\+\s*\ze()'

" Redirections
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(<\|<>\|<<<\|<&\s*[0-9p-]\=\)'
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(>\|>>\|>&\s*[0-9p-]\=\|&>\|>>&\|&>>\)[|!]\='
syn match   zshRedir        '|&\='

" Here Documents
if version < 600
  " Do nothing for now TODO: do something
else
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)'  end='^\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
endif

" Variable Assignments
syn match   zshVariable	    '\<\h\w*\ze+\=='
" XXX: how safe is this?
syn region  zshVariable	    matchgroup=zshVariable start='\$\@<!\<\h\w*\[' end='\]\ze+\==' contains=@zshSubst

" Variable Dereferencing
if !exists("g:zsh_syntax_variables")
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = 'all'
else
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = g:zsh_syntax_variables
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'short\|all'
  syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[!#$*@?_-]\w\@!'
  syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\d\+\>'
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'long\|all'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(ARGC\|argv\|status\|pipestatus\|CPUTYPE\|EGID\|EUID\|ERRNO\|GID\|HOST\|LINENO\|LOGNAME\)'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(MACHTYPE\|OLDPWD OPTARG\|OPTIND\|OSTYPE\|PPID\|PWD\|RANDOM\|SECONDS\|SHLVL\|signals\)'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(TRY_BLOCK_ERROR\|TTY\|TTYIDLE\|UID\|USERNAME\|VENDOR\|ZSH_NAME\|ZSH_VERSION\|REPLY\|reply\|TERM\)'
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'all'
  syn match zshDeref     '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\h\w*\>'
endif

" Commands
syn match   zshCommands     '\s[.:]\s'
syn keyword zshCommands     alias autoload bg bindkey break bye cap cd chdir
syn keyword zshCommands     clone comparguments compcall compctl compdescribe
syn keyword zshCommands     compfiles compgroups compquote comptags comptry
syn keyword zshCommands     compvalues continue declare dirs disable disown
syn keyword zshCommands     echo echotc echoti emulate enable eval exec exit
syn keyword zshCommands     export false fc fg functions getcap getln
syn keyword zshCommands     getopts hash history jobs kill let limit
syn keyword zshCommands     log logout popd print printf pushd pushln
syn keyword zshCommands     pwd r read readonly rehash return sched set
syn keyword zshCommands     setcap setopt shift source stat suspend test times
syn keyword zshCommands     trap true ttyctl type ulimit umask unalias
syn keyword zshCommands     unfunction unhash unlimit unset unsetopt vared
syn keyword zshCommands     wait whence where which zcompile zformat zftp zle
syn keyword zshCommands     zmodload zparseopts zprof zpty zregexparse zsocket
syn keyword zshCommands     zstyle ztcp

" Types
syn keyword zshTypes        float integer local typeset

" Switches
" XXX: this may be too much
syn match   zshSwitches     '\s\zs--\=[a-zA-Z0-9-]\+'

" Numbers
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\(\d\+#\|0x\=\)\=\d\+\>'
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\d\+.\d\+\>'

" Substitution
" XXX: is this right?  something may be wrong here
syn cluster zshSubst	    contains=zshSubst,zshBrackets
syn region  zshBrackets	    transparent start='(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshBrackets	    transparent start='{' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshDeref transparent start='\$(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshDeref transparent start='\$((' end='))' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst	    matchgroup=zshSubst start='\${' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=@zshSubst

" Define the default highlighting.
" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_zsh_syn_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_zsh_syn_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif

  HiLink zshTodo          Todo
  HiLink zshComment       Comment
  HiLink zshPreProc	  PreProc
  HiLink zshQuoted        SpecialChar
  HiLink zshString        String
  HiLink zshPOSIXString	  zshString
  HiLink zshJobSpec       Special
  HiLink zshPrecommand    Special
  HiLink zshDelimiter     Keyword
  HiLink zshConditional   Conditional
  HiLink zshException	  Exception
  HiLink zshRepeat        Repeat
  HiLink zshKeyword       Keyword
  HiLink zshFunction      Function
  HiLink zshKSHFunction	  zshFunction
  HiLink zshHereDoc	  String
  HiLink zshRedir         Operator
  HiLink zshVariable	  Identifier
  HiLink zshShortDeref	  zshDeref
  HiLink zshLongDeref	  zshDeref
  HiLink zshDeref	  PreProc
  HiLink zshCommands      Keyword
  HiLink zshTypes         Type
  HiLink zshSwitches      Special
  HiLink zshNumber        Number
  HiLink zshSubst	  zshDeref

  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "zsh"

" vim: set sts=2 sw=2:

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[lists]

Thanks!  This is easier on the eyes in most cases than the standard 
zsh.vim.  I noticed one thing that was a bit odd, though.  Consider the 
following line:

${(M)${$(dscl /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 . /Users/${USER} 
authAuthority)[(w)2]}#;*;}

Your updated file isn't confused by the final # like the standard 
zsh.vim file, but  it does color most of 127.0.0.1 a different color 
from the rest of the line.  I'm not sure how to go about fixing that, 
but if you ever do update your zsh.vim file, please post it to the 
list.

Thanks,
Ryan

On Dec 8, 2004, at 12:14 PM, Nikolai Weibull wrote:

> * Nikolai Weibull [Dec 08, 2004 14:50]:
>> OK, but as Doug said, I'l make it configurable.  I just tried a test
>> out and it turned everything blue basically, so I couldn't live with
>> it myself.  I'll try to get an updated version out soon.
>
> OK, here it is.  It's quite updated, so something may still have 
> changed
> for the worse, but all substitutions seem to work fine, even with 
> nested
> crap.  Also, the dereferencing is now controllable through an option:
>
> 	let zsh_syntax_variables = 'short,long,all'
>
> where all encloses the previous two, and any combination of the other
> two may be used.  short is for short special variables, e.g., $$ and $0
> whereas long is for $ARGC, $status, and so on...
>
> I also added code to highlight variable assignments, which perhaps 
> makes
> some sense.  The color of variable dereferencing has also changed from
> Identifier to PreProc to match the colors of syntax/sh.vim.
>
> What do you think?
> 	nikolai
>
> -- 
> ::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
> ::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
> ::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
> main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}
> <zsh.vim>

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

* lists <lists@kalama.no-ip.org> [Dec 09, 2004 15:00]:
> Thanks!  This is easier on the eyes in most cases than the standard
> zsh.vim.

Yeah, that's why I wrote it in the first place ;-).

> I noticed one thing that was a bit odd, though.  Consider the
> following line:

> ${(M)${$(dscl /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 . /Users/${USER}
> authAuthority)[(w)2]}#;*;}

> Your updated file isn't confused by the final # like the standard
> zsh.vim file, but  it does color most of 127.0.0.1 a different color
> from the rest of the line.  I'm not sure how to go about fixing that,
> but if you ever do update your zsh.vim file, please post it to the
> list.

It is seen as a number.  One could debate the appropriateness of it, but
I can't say that I see much harm in it.
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Felix Rosencrantz]

Still looks good. :)  A couple things:

1. When I first read your message, I  sort of expected that it would
highlight the special variables differently, even if I used the "all"
setting.  It doesn't do that, though that might be nice.
 
2. Strings: These snippets of code all color the same and probably
shouldn't, the embedded variable reference in double quotes should be
colored.
'SUSFU'
'SU$FU'
"SU$FU"

3. Backquotes: While `su$fu` does not highlight the string itself,
except for the variable reference.

4. Keyword Highlighting:  Some unusualness with the local keyword and it's args:
In _files, I notice at the very start some odd coloring on the word
type, since it is a keyword.  Though in this situation it is meant to
be a local variable name:
local type sdef

Also for keywords that seem to be arguments, same file the argument 
"r:" stands out when it shouldn't:
 zparseopts blah blah r: blah blah
This is more a problem with where keywords are found.  Many keywords
should only be marked as keywords when they are in a command position.
  Not sure if this is easy to do...

5. Assignments in Local: The assignment on the local line causes the
left side of the assignment to be colored, which causes "ret=0"  to
standout in a distracting way, since the other variables are not
highlighted...  In this case it seems like the other variables should
either be highlighted like lvalues or the "ret" should not be
highlighted....:
local sus fu foo ret=0 bar



-FR.

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

* Felix Rosencrantz <f.rosencrantz@gmail.com> [Dec 09, 2004 17:40]:
> 1. When I first read your message, I  sort of expected that it would
> highlight the special variables differently, even if I used the "all"
> setting.  It doesn't do that, though that might be nice.

Hm, this'll make it too complex.  One of the reasons i wrote this was
because the distributed one was highlighting all kinds of craps as
special, which are in turn highlighted as dark red on my display...very
annoying.

> 2. Strings: These snippets of code all color the same and probably
> shouldn't, the embedded variable reference in double quotes should be
> colored.
> 'SUSFU'
> 'SU$FU'
> "SU$FU"

True, I'll contain stuff like that in "..." strings.

> 3. Backquotes: While `su$fu` does not highlight the string itself,
> except for the variable reference.

Ah, seems I forgot about the old-style command expansions, either
intentionaly or otherwise.  They should be frowned upon, but I'll add
highlighting for them nonetheless.  As it is now, embedded \` will be
highlighted as special characters, which they aren't (they're recursive
backquotes), but I think that works out as an advantage, as it will make
them more visible.

> 4. Keyword Highlighting:  Some unusualness with the local keyword and
> it's args: In _files, I notice at the very start some odd coloring on
> the word type, since it is a keyword.  Though in this situation it is
> meant to be a local variable name: local type sdef

> Also for keywords that seem to be arguments, same file the argument
> "r:" stands out when it shouldn't: zparseopts blah blah r: blah blah
> This is more a problem with where keywords are found.  Many keywords
> should only be marked as keywords when they are in a command position.
> Not sure if this is easy to do...

Yeah, this can be rather hard to get right, as commands can occur at so
many different places.  It would really require a parser to get this
right.  The upshot is, don't call variables by names that are also
keywords.

> 5. Assignments in Local: The assignment on the local line causes the
> left side of the assignment to be colored, which causes "ret=0"  to
> standout in a distracting way, since the other variables are not
> highlighted...  In this case it seems like the other variables should
> either be highlighted like lvalues or the "ret" should not be
> highlighted....:
> local sus fu foo ret=0 bar

Well, that could be up for debate as well.  Since it is an assignment,
it should be highlighted as such in my opinion...surely sus, fu, foo,
and bar get assigned to further down as well, where they will be
highlighted correctly.  That it stands out should only hint further that
ret has been assigned to separately from the others, making sure that
ret will be initialized correctly before use.  Perhaps this should all
be covered by another variable, like zsh_syntax_assignments?

My big issue with assignments are with array subscript assignments, with
which I'm not sure that it's working correctly for every instance.  It
has to be implemented as a region, as the subscript can be just about
anything (well a substitution of some sort at least).
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

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* Nikolai Weibull [Dec 09, 2004 19:20]:
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	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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" Vim syntax file
" Language:	    Zsh shell script
" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/zsh/
" Latest Revision:  2004-12-09
" arch-tag:	    2e2c7097-99cb-4b87-a771-3a819b69995e

if version < 600
  syntax clear
elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif

" Set iskeyword since we need `-' (and potentially others) in keywords.
" For version 5.x: Set it globally
" For version 6.x: Set it locally
if version >= 600
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk setlocal iskeyword=<args>
else
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk set iskeyword=<args>
endif
SetIsk @,48-57,_,-
delcommand SetIsk

" Todo
syn keyword zshTodo         contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE

" Comments
syn region  zshComment      matchgroup=zshComment start='\(^\|\s\)#' end='$' contains=zshTodo

" PreProc
syn match   zshPreProc	    '^\%1l#\(!\|compdef\|autoload\).*$'

" Strings
syn match   zshQuoted       '\\.'
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshString start=+"+ end=+"+ contains=zshQuoted,@zshDerefs,zshSubst
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshString start=+'+ end=+'+
" XXX: This should probably be more precise, but Zsh seems a bit confused about it itself
syn region  zshPOSIXString  matchgroup=zshString start=+\$'+ end=+'+ contains=zshQuoted
syn match   zshJobSpec      '%\(\d\+\|?\=\w\+\|[%+-]\)'

" Precommand Modifiers
syn keyword zshPrecommand   noglob nocorrect exec command builtin - time

" Delimiters
syn keyword zshDelimiter    do done

" Conditionals
syn keyword zshConditional  if then elif else fi case in esac select

" Loops
syn keyword zshRepeat       for while until repeat foreach

" Exceptions
syn keyword zshException    always

" Keywords
syn keyword zshKeyword      function nextgroup=zshKSHFunction skipwhite

" Functions
syn match   zshKSHFunction  contained '\k\+'
syn match   zshFunction     '\k\+\s*\ze()'

" Redirections
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(<\|<>\|<<<\|<&\s*[0-9p-]\=\)'
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(>\|>>\|>&\s*[0-9p-]\=\|&>\|>>&\|&>>\)[|!]\='
syn match   zshRedir        '|&\='

" Here Documents
if version < 600
  " Do nothing for now TODO: do something
else
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)'  end='^\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
endif

" Variable Assignments
syn match   zshVariable	    '\<\h\w*\ze+\=='
" XXX: how safe is this?
syn region  zshVariable	    matchgroup=zshVariable start='\$\@<!\<\h\w*\[' end='\]\ze+\==' contains=@zshSubst

" Variable Dereferencing
syn cluster zshDerefs contains=zshShortDeref,zshLongDeref,zshDeref

if !exists("g:zsh_syntax_variables")
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = 'all'
else
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = g:zsh_syntax_variables
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'short\|all'
  syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[!#$*@?_-]\w\@!'
  syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\d\+\>'
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'long\|all'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(ARGC\|argv\|status\|pipestatus\|CPUTYPE\|EGID\|EUID\|ERRNO\|GID\|HOST\|LINENO\|LOGNAME\)'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(MACHTYPE\|OLDPWD OPTARG\|OPTIND\|OSTYPE\|PPID\|PWD\|RANDOM\|SECONDS\|SHLVL\|signals\)'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(TRY_BLOCK_ERROR\|TTY\|TTYIDLE\|UID\|USERNAME\|VENDOR\|ZSH_NAME\|ZSH_VERSION\|REPLY\|reply\|TERM\)'
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'all'
  syn match zshDeref     '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\h\w*\>'
endif

" Commands
syn match   zshCommands     '\s[.:]\s'
syn keyword zshCommands     alias autoload bg bindkey break bye cap cd chdir
syn keyword zshCommands     clone comparguments compcall compctl compdescribe
syn keyword zshCommands     compfiles compgroups compquote comptags comptry
syn keyword zshCommands     compvalues continue declare dirs disable disown
syn keyword zshCommands     echo echotc echoti emulate enable eval exec exit
syn keyword zshCommands     export false fc fg functions getcap getln
syn keyword zshCommands     getopts hash history jobs kill let limit
syn keyword zshCommands     log logout popd print printf pushd pushln
syn keyword zshCommands     pwd r read readonly rehash return sched set
syn keyword zshCommands     setcap setopt shift source stat suspend test times
syn keyword zshCommands     trap true ttyctl type ulimit umask unalias
syn keyword zshCommands     unfunction unhash unlimit unset unsetopt vared
syn keyword zshCommands     wait whence where which zcompile zformat zftp zle
syn keyword zshCommands     zmodload zparseopts zprof zpty zregexparse zsocket
syn keyword zshCommands     zstyle ztcp

" Types
syn keyword zshTypes        float integer local typeset

" Switches
" XXX: this may be too much
syn match   zshSwitches     '\s\zs--\=[a-zA-Z0-9-]\+'

" Numbers
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\(\d\+#\|0x\=\)\=\d\+\>'
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\d\+.\d\+\>'

" Substitution
" XXX: is this right?  something may be wrong here
syn cluster zshSubst	    contains=zshSubst,zshBrackets
syn region  zshBrackets	    transparent start='(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshBrackets	    transparent start='{' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshDeref transparent start='\$(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshDeref transparent start='\$((' end='))' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst	    matchgroup=zshSubst start='\${' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=@zshSubst
syn region  zshOldSubst	    matchgroup=zshOldSubst start=+`+ skip=+\\`+ end=+`+ contains=TOP,zshOldSubst

" Define the default highlighting.
" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_zsh_syn_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_zsh_syn_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif

  HiLink zshTodo          Todo
  HiLink zshComment       Comment
  HiLink zshPreProc	  PreProc
  HiLink zshQuoted        SpecialChar
  HiLink zshString        String
  HiLink zshPOSIXString	  zshString
  HiLink zshJobSpec       Special
  HiLink zshPrecommand    Special
  HiLink zshDelimiter     Keyword
  HiLink zshConditional   Conditional
  HiLink zshException	  Exception
  HiLink zshRepeat        Repeat
  HiLink zshKeyword       Keyword
  HiLink zshFunction      Function
  HiLink zshKSHFunction	  zshFunction
  HiLink zshHereDoc	  String
  HiLink zshRedir         Operator
  HiLink zshVariable	  Identifier
  HiLink zshShortDeref	  zshDeref
  HiLink zshLongDeref	  zshDeref
  HiLink zshDeref	  PreProc
  HiLink zshCommands      Keyword
  HiLink zshTypes         Type
  HiLink zshSwitches      Special
  HiLink zshNumber        Number
  HiLink zshSubst	  zshDeref
  HiLink zshOldSubst	  zshSubst

  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "zsh"

" vim: set sts=2 sw=2:

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Wayne Davison]

I've been trying this out, and I have a few comments:

First, a bug:  The zshVariable rule (after the "How safe is this?"
comment) is misfiring on any [ that follows word characters.  For
instance, add "echo hi[" early in a zsh script, and the entire script
should become the Identifier color.  I don't know enough vim-syntax to
fix this, so I just added XXXXX to the beginning of the "start" spec
on that line, and the problem went away for now.

I noticed that | and > are colored in the Operator color, but ; and &
are not.  I'd prefer to see them all colored as operators.

I like the sh/bash string idiom where the quotes are colored as operator
characters instead of as string characters (since they delimit the
string).  I simply changed the 3 uses of matchgroup=zshString into
matchgroup=Operator, and it now works the way I want it to.

I don't like the highlighting of command-line options in the same color
as a variable.  I just removed all the zshSwitches stuff, making them
the default text color.

That's just my $.02.  Thanks for working on this!

..wayne..

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

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* Wayne Davison <wayned@users.sourceforge.net> [Dec 09, 2004 21:20]:
> First, a bug:  The zshVariable rule (after the "How safe is this?"
> comment) is misfiring on any [ that follows word characters.  For
> instance, add "echo hi[" early in a zsh script, and the entire script
> should become the Identifier color.

Well, that [ should be quoted, so I'm not persuaded yet.

> I don't know enough vim-syntax to fix this, so I just added XXXXX to
> the beginning of the "start" spec on that line, and the problem went
> away for now.

Well, just remove the whole line?

> I noticed that | and > are colored in the Operator color, but ; and &
> are not.  I'd prefer to see them all colored as operators.

I can't remember my reasoning here, but I believe it was that | and >
are rather more special than ; and &.  The & will also be highlighted in
&&.  Also, &! should be highlighted if & is.  However, I fear that
perhaps none of them should be highlighted, as they add too much color
to things that are obvious enough as it is.

Question: Who wants what here?  Personally, I'm contemplating on
removing them all, i.e., zshRedir will be gone.  It would be a bit
assymetrical if we leave zshHereDoc in, but they are rather more useful
to highlight.

Anyways, I added matching for them for now.  Tell me what you think, and
remember that syntax highlighting only helps if important things are
highlighted and background noise is kept as such.

> I like the sh/bash string idiom where the quotes are colored as
> operator characters instead of as string characters (since they
> delimit the string).  I simply changed the 3 uses of
> matchgroup=zshString into matchgroup=Operator, and it now works the
> way I want it to.

Yeah, well I hate it and I hate any syntax definition that does this to
me.  It annoys my eyes when two characters next to each other have
similar, but different, colors, especially when one is not much more
than 6 pixels altogether.  However, I may stretch it and have a
matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter that is linked to zshString by default and
then you may change it in your ~/.vim/after/syntax/zsh.vim.

> I don't like the highlighting of command-line options in the same
> color as a variable.  I just removed all the zshSwitches stuff, making
> them the default text color.

Well, it's not; it's highlighted as Special.  I could, however, agree
with you that it is of limited value and should probably be removed, or
at least not enabled by default.

> That's just my $.02.  Thanks for working on this!

No problem, suggestions are always welcome.
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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" Vim syntax file
" Language:	    Zsh shell script
" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/zsh/
" Latest Revision:  2004-12-09
" arch-tag:	    2e2c7097-99cb-4b87-a771-3a819b69995e

if version < 600
  syntax clear
elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif

" Set iskeyword since we need `-' (and potentially others) in keywords.
" For version 5.x: Set it globally
" For version 6.x: Set it locally
if version >= 600
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk setlocal iskeyword=<args>
else
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk set iskeyword=<args>
endif
SetIsk @,48-57,_,-
delcommand SetIsk

" Todo
syn keyword zshTodo         contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE

" Comments
syn region  zshComment      matchgroup=zshComment start='\(^\|\s\)#' end='$' contains=zshTodo

" PreProc
syn match   zshPreProc	    '^\%1l#\(!\|compdef\|autoload\).*$'

" Strings
syn match   zshQuoted       '\\.'
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+"+ end=+"+ contains=zshQuoted,@zshDerefs,zshSubst
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+'+ end=+'+
" XXX: This should probably be more precise, but Zsh seems a bit confused about it itself
syn region  zshPOSIXString  matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+\$'+ end=+'+ contains=zshQuoted
syn match   zshJobSpec      '%\(\d\+\|?\=\w\+\|[%+-]\)'

" Precommand Modifiers
syn keyword zshPrecommand   noglob nocorrect exec command builtin - time

" Delimiters
syn keyword zshDelimiter    do done

" Conditionals
syn keyword zshConditional  if then elif else fi case in esac select

" Loops
syn keyword zshRepeat       for while until repeat foreach

" Exceptions
syn keyword zshException    always

" Keywords
syn keyword zshKeyword      function nextgroup=zshKSHFunction skipwhite

" Functions
syn match   zshKSHFunction  contained '\k\+'
syn match   zshFunction     '\k\+\s*\ze()'

" Operators
syn match   zshOperator	    '||\|&&\|;\|&!\='

" Redirections
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(<\|<>\|<<<\|<&\s*[0-9p-]\=\)'
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(>\|>>\|>&\s*[0-9p-]\=\|&>\|>>&\|&>>\)[|!]\='
syn match   zshRedir        '|&\='

" Here Documents
if version < 600
  " Do nothing for now TODO: do something
else
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)'  end='^\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
endif

" Variable Assignments
syn match   zshVariable	    '\<\h\w*\ze+\=='
" XXX: how safe is this?
syn region  zshVariable	    matchgroup=zshVariable start='\$\@<!\<\h\w*\[' end='\]\ze+\==' contains=@zshSubst

" Variable Dereferencing
syn cluster zshDerefs contains=zshShortDeref,zshLongDeref,zshDeref

if !exists("g:zsh_syntax_variables")
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = 'all'
else
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = g:zsh_syntax_variables
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'short\|all'
  syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[!#$*@?_-]\w\@!'
  syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\d\+\>'
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'long\|all'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(ARGC\|argv\|status\|pipestatus\|CPUTYPE\|EGID\|EUID\|ERRNO\|GID\|HOST\|LINENO\|LOGNAME\)'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(MACHTYPE\|OLDPWD OPTARG\|OPTIND\|OSTYPE\|PPID\|PWD\|RANDOM\|SECONDS\|SHLVL\|signals\)'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(TRY_BLOCK_ERROR\|TTY\|TTYIDLE\|UID\|USERNAME\|VENDOR\|ZSH_NAME\|ZSH_VERSION\|REPLY\|reply\|TERM\)'
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'all'
  syn match zshDeref     '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\h\w*\>'
endif

" Commands
syn match   zshCommands     '\s[.:]\s'
syn keyword zshCommands     alias autoload bg bindkey break bye cap cd chdir
syn keyword zshCommands     clone comparguments compcall compctl compdescribe
syn keyword zshCommands     compfiles compgroups compquote comptags comptry
syn keyword zshCommands     compvalues continue declare dirs disable disown
syn keyword zshCommands     echo echotc echoti emulate enable eval exec exit
syn keyword zshCommands     export false fc fg functions getcap getln
syn keyword zshCommands     getopts hash history jobs kill let limit
syn keyword zshCommands     log logout popd print printf pushd pushln
syn keyword zshCommands     pwd r read readonly rehash return sched set
syn keyword zshCommands     setcap setopt shift source stat suspend test times
syn keyword zshCommands     trap true ttyctl type ulimit umask unalias
syn keyword zshCommands     unfunction unhash unlimit unset unsetopt vared
syn keyword zshCommands     wait whence where which zcompile zformat zftp zle
syn keyword zshCommands     zmodload zparseopts zprof zpty zregexparse zsocket
syn keyword zshCommands     zstyle ztcp

" Types
syn keyword zshTypes        float integer local typeset

" Switches
" XXX: this may be too much
syn match   zshSwitches     '\s\zs--\=[a-zA-Z0-9-]\+'

" Numbers
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\(\d\+#\|0x\=\)\=\d\+\>'
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\d\+.\d\+\>'

" Substitution
" XXX: is this right?  something may be wrong here
syn cluster zshSubst	    contains=zshSubst,zshBrackets
syn region  zshBrackets	    transparent start='(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshBrackets	    transparent start='{' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshDeref transparent start='\$(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshDeref transparent start='\$((' end='))' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst	    matchgroup=zshSubst start='\${' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=@zshSubst
syn region  zshOldSubst	    matchgroup=zshOldSubst start=+`+ skip=+\\`+ end=+`+ contains=TOP,zshOldSubst

" Define the default highlighting.
" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_zsh_syn_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_zsh_syn_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif

  HiLink zshTodo	    Todo
  HiLink zshComment	    Comment
  HiLink zshPreProc	    PreProc
  HiLink zshQuoted	    SpecialChar
  HiLink zshString	    String
  HiLink zshStringDelimiter zshString
  HiLink zshPOSIXString	    zshString
  HiLink zshJobSpec	    Special
  HiLink zshPrecommand	    Special
  HiLink zshDelimiter	    Keyword
  HiLink zshConditional	    Conditional
  HiLink zshException	    Exception
  HiLink zshRepeat	    Repeat
  HiLink zshKeyword	    Keyword
  HiLink zshFunction	    Function
  HiLink zshKSHFunction	    zshFunction
  HiLink zshHereDoc	    String
  HiLink zshOperator	    Operator
  HiLink zshRedir	    Operator
  HiLink zshVariable	    Identifier
  HiLink zshShortDeref	    zshDeref
  HiLink zshLongDeref	    zshDeref
  HiLink zshDeref	    PreProc
  HiLink zshCommands	    Keyword
  HiLink zshTypes	    Type
  HiLink zshSwitches	    Special
  HiLink zshNumber	    Number
  HiLink zshSubst	    zshDeref
  HiLink zshOldSubst	    zshSubst

  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "zsh"

" vim: set sts=2 sw=2:

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Wayne Davison]

On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 10:24:23PM +0100, Nikolai Weibull wrote:
> Well, that [ should be quoted, so I'm not persuaded yet.

Sorry, I had not meant that as a syntactically correct line, just a
minimum number of characters to trigger the bug.  The problem also
occurs with a normal foo[0-9]-style string.

> Well, just remove the whole line?

Ah yes, I apparently tried commenting it out with a # instead of a "
and fell back on the kluge of tweaking the "start" string instead.

Thanks for the new version,

..wayne..

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

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* Wayne Davison <wayned@users.sourceforge.net> [Dec 09, 2004 23:50]:
> > Well, that [ should be quoted, so I'm not persuaded yet.

> Sorry, I had not meant that as a syntactically correct line, just a
> minimum number of characters to trigger the bug.  The problem also
> occurs with a normal foo[0-9]-style string.

Ah, so simple...and such a simple solution as well, all it needed was a
oneline specifier to the region and it seems to be fixed fine.

Please give this new version a go.  I can't see any potential issues
right now, but I'm not betting on it being so.

> > Well, just remove the whole line?

> Ah yes, I apparently tried commenting it out with a # instead of a "
> and fell back on the kluge of tweaking the "start" string instead.

Hehe, OK,
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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" Vim syntax file
" Language:	    Zsh shell script
" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/zsh/
" Latest Revision:  2004-12-10
" arch-tag:	    2e2c7097-99cb-4b87-a771-3a819b69995e

if version < 600
  syntax clear
elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif

" Set iskeyword since we need `-' (and potentially others) in keywords.
" For version 5.x: Set it globally
" For version 6.x: Set it locally
if version >= 600
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk setlocal iskeyword=<args>
else
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk set iskeyword=<args>
endif
SetIsk @,48-57,_,-
delcommand SetIsk

" Todo
syn keyword zshTodo         contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE

" Comments
syn region  zshComment      matchgroup=zshComment start='\(^\|\s\)#' end='$' contains=zshTodo

" PreProc
syn match   zshPreProc	    '^\%1l#\(!\|compdef\|autoload\).*$'

" Strings
syn match   zshQuoted       '\\.'
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+"+ end=+"+ contains=zshQuoted,@zshDerefs,zshSubst
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+'+ end=+'+
" XXX: This should probably be more precise, but Zsh seems a bit confused about it itself
syn region  zshPOSIXString  matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+\$'+ end=+'+ contains=zshQuoted
syn match   zshJobSpec      '%\(\d\+\|?\=\w\+\|[%+-]\)'

" Precommand Modifiers
syn keyword zshPrecommand   noglob nocorrect exec command builtin - time

" Delimiters
syn keyword zshDelimiter    do done

" Conditionals
syn keyword zshConditional  if then elif else fi case in esac select

" Loops
syn keyword zshRepeat       for while until repeat foreach

" Exceptions
syn keyword zshException    always

" Keywords
syn keyword zshKeyword      function nextgroup=zshKSHFunction skipwhite

" Functions
syn match   zshKSHFunction  contained '\k\+'
syn match   zshFunction     '\k\+\s*\ze()'

" Operators
syn match   zshOperator	    '||\|&&\|;\|&!\='

" Redirections
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(<\|<>\|<<<\|<&\s*[0-9p-]\=\)'
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(>\|>>\|>&\s*[0-9p-]\=\|&>\|>>&\|&>>\)[|!]\='
syn match   zshRedir        '|&\='

" Here Documents
if version < 600
  " Do nothing for now TODO: do something
else
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)'  end='^\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(["'\\]\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$'
endif

" Variable Assignments
syn match   zshVariable	    '\<\h\w*\ze+\=='
" XXX: how safe is this?
syn region  zshVariable	    oneline matchgroup=zshVariable start='\$\@<!\<\h\w*\[' end='\]\ze+\==' contains=@zshSubst

" Variable Dereferencing
syn cluster zshDerefs contains=zshShortDeref,zshLongDeref,zshDeref

if !exists("g:zsh_syntax_variables")
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = 'all'
else
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = g:zsh_syntax_variables
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'short\|all'
  syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[!#$*@?_-]\w\@!'
  syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\d\+\>'
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'long\|all'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(ARGC\|argv\|status\|pipestatus\|CPUTYPE\|EGID\|EUID\|ERRNO\|GID\|HOST\|LINENO\|LOGNAME\)'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(MACHTYPE\|OLDPWD OPTARG\|OPTIND\|OSTYPE\|PPID\|PWD\|RANDOM\|SECONDS\|SHLVL\|signals\)'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(TRY_BLOCK_ERROR\|TTY\|TTYIDLE\|UID\|USERNAME\|VENDOR\|ZSH_NAME\|ZSH_VERSION\|REPLY\|reply\|TERM\)'
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'all'
  syn match zshDeref     '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\h\w*\>'
endif

" Commands
syn match   zshCommands     '\s[.:]\s'
syn keyword zshCommands     alias autoload bg bindkey break bye cap cd chdir
syn keyword zshCommands     clone comparguments compcall compctl compdescribe
syn keyword zshCommands     compfiles compgroups compquote comptags comptry
syn keyword zshCommands     compvalues continue declare dirs disable disown
syn keyword zshCommands     echo echotc echoti emulate enable eval exec exit
syn keyword zshCommands     export false fc fg functions getcap getln
syn keyword zshCommands     getopts hash history jobs kill let limit
syn keyword zshCommands     log logout popd print printf pushd pushln
syn keyword zshCommands     pwd r read readonly rehash return sched set
syn keyword zshCommands     setcap setopt shift source stat suspend test times
syn keyword zshCommands     trap true ttyctl type ulimit umask unalias
syn keyword zshCommands     unfunction unhash unlimit unset unsetopt vared
syn keyword zshCommands     wait whence where which zcompile zformat zftp zle
syn keyword zshCommands     zmodload zparseopts zprof zpty zregexparse zsocket
syn keyword zshCommands     zstyle ztcp

" Types
syn keyword zshTypes        float integer local typeset

" Switches
" XXX: this may be too much
syn match   zshSwitches     '\s\zs--\=[a-zA-Z0-9-]\+'

" Numbers
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\(\d\+#\|0x\=\)\=\d\+\>'
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\d\+.\d\+\>'

" Substitution
" XXX: is this right?  something may be wrong here
syn cluster zshSubst	    contains=zshSubst,zshBrackets
syn region  zshBrackets	    transparent start='(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshBrackets	    transparent start='{' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshDeref transparent start='\$(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshDeref transparent start='\$((' end='))' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst	    matchgroup=zshSubst start='\${' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=@zshSubst
syn region  zshOldSubst	    matchgroup=zshOldSubst start=+`+ skip=+\\`+ end=+`+ contains=TOP,zshOldSubst

" Define the default highlighting.
" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_zsh_syn_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_zsh_syn_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif

  HiLink zshTodo	    Todo
  HiLink zshComment	    Comment
  HiLink zshPreProc	    PreProc
  HiLink zshQuoted	    SpecialChar
  HiLink zshString	    String
  HiLink zshStringDelimiter zshString
  HiLink zshPOSIXString	    zshString
  HiLink zshJobSpec	    Special
  HiLink zshPrecommand	    Special
  HiLink zshDelimiter	    Keyword
  HiLink zshConditional	    Conditional
  HiLink zshException	    Exception
  HiLink zshRepeat	    Repeat
  HiLink zshKeyword	    Keyword
  HiLink zshFunction	    Function
  HiLink zshKSHFunction	    zshFunction
  HiLink zshHereDoc	    String
  HiLink zshOperator	    Operator
  HiLink zshRedir	    Operator
  HiLink zshVariable	    Identifier
  HiLink zshShortDeref	    zshDeref
  HiLink zshLongDeref	    zshDeref
  HiLink zshDeref	    PreProc
  HiLink zshCommands	    Keyword
  HiLink zshTypes	    Type
  HiLink zshSwitches	    Special
  HiLink zshNumber	    Number
  HiLink zshSubst	    zshDeref
  HiLink zshOldSubst	    zshSubst

  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "zsh"

" vim: set sts=2 sw=2:

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Felix Rosencrantz]

Here are the things I notice:

Some of the characters like "|<>" were being highlighted as yellow in
a variable reference like ( found in _files:71)
eval "def=( ${${def:gs/\\:/\\\\\\\\\\\\:}//(#b)([][()|*?^#~<>])/\\${match[1]}}
)"
another one from _path_files:165 that confuses it:
tmp3="${${(M)SUFFIX%\([^\|\~]##\)}[2,-2]}"
Here's a line that seems to confuse it from _nslookup
"${(@)^${(@)${(@M)setopts:#\(*}/\)/)-}/\(/(-}" \


Also the `` embedded in double quotes doesn't seem to highlight properly.

Also, it might be nice if well known functions like the completion
functions (e.g. _arguments)  are highlighted, like it does with
builtin variables.

A free standing -, or one that is in the middle of a word seems to turn red...

The syntax file doesn't handle here-strings "<<<" syntax.
 (see: http://zsh.sunsite.dk/Doc/Release/zsh_6.html#SEC28) 

Thanks Nikolai, this is useful. 
-FR.

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

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* Felix Rosencrantz <f.rosencrantz@gmail.com> [Dec 12, 2004 14:09]:
> Some of the characters like "|<>" were being highlighted as yellow in
> a variable reference like ( found in _files:71) eval "def=(
> ${${def:gs/\\:/\\\\\\\\\\\\:}//(#b)([][()|*?^#~<>])/\\${match[1]}})"
> another one from _path_files:165 that confuses it:
> tmp3="${${(M)SUFFIX%\([^\|\~]##\)}[2,-2]}" Here's a line that seems to
> confuse it from _nslookup
> "${(@)^${(@)${(@M)setopts:#\(*}/\)/)-}/\(/(-}" \

This all leads me to believe that substitutions shouldn't be highlighted
at all; it's just to complicated to get right.  At least we're able to
match well-nested stuff, but 

	${(@)^${(@)${(@M)setopts:#\(*}/\)/)-}/\(/(-}

is just too weird.  It's a bugger that it highlights too much, though.
Suggestions?  I guess that if there was a good way of matching stuff
like
	${var/pat/sub}
	     ^^^^^^^^
one could figure out that this could contain unescaped parentheses and
so on...

> Also the `` embedded in double quotes doesn't seem to highlight
> properly.

Fixed.

> Also, it might be nice if well known functions like the completion
> functions (e.g. _arguments)  are highlighted, like it does with
> builtin variables.

That's getting a bit out of hand.

> A free standing -, or one that is in the middle of a word seems to
> turn red...

Yeah, it's the pre-command modifier.  Perhaps we should simply ignore
it.

> The syntax file doesn't handle here-strings "<<<" syntax.  (see:
> http://zsh.sunsite.dk/Doc/Release/zsh_6.html#SEC28) 

Well, it highlights the <<<.

> Thanks Nikolai, this is useful.

NP,
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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" Vim syntax file
" Language:	    Zsh shell script
" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/zsh/
" Latest Revision:  2004-12-12
" arch-tag:	    2e2c7097-99cb-4b87-a771-3a819b69995e

if version < 600
  syntax clear
elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif

" Set iskeyword since we need `-' (and potentially others) in keywords.
" For version 5.x: Set it globally
" For version 6.x: Set it locally
if version >= 600
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk setlocal iskeyword=<args>
else
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk set iskeyword=<args>
endif
SetIsk @,48-57,_,-
delcommand SetIsk

" Todo
syn keyword zshTodo         contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE

" Comments
syn region  zshComment      matchgroup=zshComment start='\(^\|\s\)#' end='$' contains=zshTodo

" PreProc
syn match   zshPreProc	    '^\%1l#\(!\|compdef\|autoload\).*$'

" Strings
syn match   zshQuoted       '\\.'
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+"+ end=+"+ contains=zshQuoted,@zshDerefs,@zshSubst
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+'+ end=+'+
" XXX: This should probably be more precise, but Zsh seems a bit confused about it itself
syn region  zshPOSIXString  matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+\$'+ end=+'+ contains=zshQuoted
syn match   zshJobSpec      '%\(\d\+\|?\=\w\+\|[%+-]\)'

" Precommand Modifiers
syn keyword zshPrecommand   noglob nocorrect exec command builtin - time

" Delimiters
syn keyword zshDelimiter    do done

" Conditionals
syn keyword zshConditional  if then elif else fi case in esac select

" Loops
syn keyword zshRepeat       for while until repeat foreach

" Exceptions
syn keyword zshException    always

" Keywords
syn keyword zshKeyword      function nextgroup=zshKSHFunction skipwhite

" Functions
syn match   zshKSHFunction  contained '\k\+'
syn match   zshFunction     '^\s*\k\+\ze\s*()'

" Operators
syn match   zshOperator	    '||\|&&\|;\|&!\='

" Redirections
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(<\|<>\|<<<\|<&\s*[0-9p-]\=\)'
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(>\|>>\|>&\s*[0-9p-]\=\|&>\|>>&\|&>>\)[|!]\='
syn match   zshRedir        '|&\='

" Here Documents
if version < 600
  " Do nothing for now TODO: do something
else
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\z1$' contains=@zshSubst
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$' contains=@zshSubst
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\(["']\)\z(\S*\)\1'  end='^\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\(["']\)\z(\S*\)\1' end='^\s*\z1$'
endif

" Variable Assignments
syn match   zshVariable	    '\<\h\w*\ze+\=='
" XXX: how safe is this?
syn region  zshVariable	    oneline matchgroup=zshVariable start='\$\@<!\<\h\w*\[' end='\]\ze+\==' contains=@zshSubst

" Variable Dereferencing
syn cluster zshDerefs contains=zshShortDeref,zshLongDeref,zshDeref

if !exists("g:zsh_syntax_variables")
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = 'all'
else
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = g:zsh_syntax_variables
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'short\|all'
  syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[!#$*@?_-]\w\@!'
  syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\d\+\>'
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'long\|all'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(ARGC\|argv\|status\|pipestatus\|CPUTYPE\|EGID\|EUID\|ERRNO\|GID\|HOST\|LINENO\|LOGNAME\)'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(MACHTYPE\|OLDPWD OPTARG\|OPTIND\|OSTYPE\|PPID\|PWD\|RANDOM\|SECONDS\|SHLVL\|signals\)'
  syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\(TRY_BLOCK_ERROR\|TTY\|TTYIDLE\|UID\|USERNAME\|VENDOR\|ZSH_NAME\|ZSH_VERSION\|REPLY\|reply\|TERM\)'
endif

if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'all'
  syn match zshDeref     '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\h\w*\>'
endif

" Commands
syn match   zshCommands     '\s[.:]\s'
syn keyword zshCommands     alias autoload bg bindkey break bye cap cd chdir
syn keyword zshCommands     clone comparguments compcall compctl compdescribe
syn keyword zshCommands     compfiles compgroups compquote comptags comptry
syn keyword zshCommands     compvalues continue declare dirs disable disown
syn keyword zshCommands     echo echotc echoti emulate enable eval exec exit
syn keyword zshCommands     export false fc fg functions getcap getln
syn keyword zshCommands     getopts hash history jobs kill let limit
syn keyword zshCommands     log logout popd print printf pushd pushln
syn keyword zshCommands     pwd r read readonly rehash return sched set
syn keyword zshCommands     setcap setopt shift source stat suspend test times
syn keyword zshCommands     trap true ttyctl type ulimit umask unalias
syn keyword zshCommands     unfunction unhash unlimit unset unsetopt vared
syn keyword zshCommands     wait whence where which zcompile zformat zftp zle
syn keyword zshCommands     zmodload zparseopts zprof zpty zregexparse zsocket
syn keyword zshCommands     zstyle ztcp

" Types
syn keyword zshTypes        float integer local typeset

" Switches
" XXX: this may be too much
syn match   zshSwitches     '\s\zs--\=[a-zA-Z0-9-]\+'

" Numbers
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\(\d\+#\|0x\=\)\=\d\+\>'
syn match   zshNumber       '\<-\=\d\+.\d\+\>'

" Substitution
" XXX: is this right?  something may be wrong here
syn cluster zshSubst	    contains=zshSubst,zshBrackets,zshOldSubst
syn region  zshBrackets	    transparent start='(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshBrackets	    transparent start='{' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshDeref transparent start='\$(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshDeref transparent start='\$((' end='))' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst	    matchgroup=zshSubst start='\${' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=@zshSubst
syn region  zshOldSubst	    matchgroup=zshOldSubst start=+`+ skip=+\\`+ end=+`+ contains=TOP,zshOldSubst

" Define the default highlighting.
" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_zsh_syn_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_zsh_syn_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif

  HiLink zshTodo	    Todo
  HiLink zshComment	    Comment
  HiLink zshPreProc	    PreProc
  HiLink zshQuoted	    SpecialChar
  HiLink zshString	    String
  HiLink zshStringDelimiter zshString
  HiLink zshPOSIXString	    zshString
  HiLink zshJobSpec	    Special
  HiLink zshPrecommand	    Special
  HiLink zshDelimiter	    Keyword
  HiLink zshConditional	    Conditional
  HiLink zshException	    Exception
  HiLink zshRepeat	    Repeat
  HiLink zshKeyword	    Keyword
  HiLink zshFunction	    Function
  HiLink zshKSHFunction	    zshFunction
  HiLink zshHereDoc	    String
  HiLink zshOperator	    Operator
  HiLink zshRedir	    Operator
  HiLink zshVariable	    Identifier
  HiLink zshShortDeref	    zshDeref
  HiLink zshLongDeref	    zshDeref
  HiLink zshDeref	    PreProc
  HiLink zshCommands	    Keyword
  HiLink zshTypes	    Type
  HiLink zshSwitches	    Special
  HiLink zshNumber	    Number
  HiLink zshSubst	    zshDeref
  HiLink zshOldSubst	    zshSubst

  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "zsh"

" vim: set sts=2 sw=2:

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Felix Rosencrantz]

> Suggestions?  I guess that if there was a good way of matching stuff like
       ${var/pat/sub}
            ^^^^^^^^
Isn't this the same problem as a finding a quoted string?  In this
case it has to follow a variable name within braces...  Though maybe I
don't understand.

Also the here-strings formatting ( which is different from here-docs
<<) is  wrong: cat <<<"This is a here string" should highlight the
string somehow. not just the first word.   It seems confused by the
syntax, because of the closing ".

It's up to you about some well-known functions.  

It would be useful if there was a file or set of files that
demonstrate syntactic features of zsh that could be used as a test
case for the syntax highlighting.

-FR.

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

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* Felix Rosencrantz <f.rosencrantz@gmail.com> [Dec 12, 2004 17:50]:
> > Suggestions?  I guess that if there was a good way of matching stuff like
>        ${var/pat/sub}
>             ^^^^^^^^
> Isn't this the same problem as a finding a quoted string?  In this
> case it has to follow a variable name within braces...  Though maybe I
> don't understand.

This should be fixed now...I made something complex when it should have
been simple.

> Also the here-strings formatting ( which is different from here-docs
> <<) is  wrong: cat <<<"This is a here string" should highlight the
> string somehow. not just the first word.   It seems confused by the
> syntax, because of the closing ".

Ah, switching order of redirections and heredoc definitions worked fine.

> It's up to you about some well-known functions.  

We'll leave them out for now.

> It would be useful if there was a file or set of files that
> demonstrate syntactic features of zsh that could be used as a test
> case for the syntax highlighting.

Yeah, that would help :-),
	nikolai

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main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

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" Vim syntax file
" Language:	    Zsh shell script
" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/zsh/
" Latest Revision:  2004-12-12
" arch-tag:	    2e2c7097-99cb-4b87-a771-3a819b69995e

if version < 600
  syntax clear
elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif

" Set iskeyword since we need `-' (and potentially others) in keywords.
" For version 5.x: Set it globally
" For version 6.x: Set it locally
if version >= 600
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk setlocal iskeyword=<args>
else
  command -nargs=1 SetIsk set iskeyword=<args>
endif
SetIsk @,48-57,_,-
delcommand SetIsk

" Todo
syn keyword zshTodo         contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE

" Comments
syn region  zshComment      matchgroup=zshComment start='\%(^\|\s\)#' end='$' contains=zshTodo

" PreProc
syn match   zshPreProc	    '^\%1l#\%(!\|compdef\|autoload\).*$'

" Strings
syn match   zshQuoted       '\\.'
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+"+ end=+"+ contains=zshQuoted,@zshDerefs,@zshSubst
syn region  zshString       matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+'+ end=+'+
" XXX: This should probably be more precise, but Zsh seems a bit confused about it itself
syn region  zshPOSIXString  matchgroup=zshStringDelimiter start=+\$'+ end=+'+ contains=zshQuoted
syn match   zshJobSpec      '%\(\d\+\|?\=\w\+\|[%+-]\)'

" Precommand Modifiers
syn keyword zshPrecommand   noglob nocorrect exec command builtin - time

" Delimiters
syn keyword zshDelimiter    do done

" Conditionals
syn keyword zshConditional  if then elif else fi case in esac select

" Loops
syn keyword zshRepeat       for while until repeat foreach

" Exceptions
syn keyword zshException    always

" Keywords
syn keyword zshKeyword      function nextgroup=zshKSHFunction skipwhite

" Functions
syn match   zshKSHFunction  contained '\k\+'
syn match   zshFunction     '^\s*\k\+\ze\s*()'

" Operators
syn match   zshOperator	    '||\|&&\|;\|&!\='

" Here Documents
if version < 600
  " Do nothing for now TODO: do something
else
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\z1$' contains=@zshSubst
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\z(\S*\)' end='^\s*\z1$' contains=@zshSubst
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<\s*\(["']\)\z(\S*\)\1'  end='^\z1$'
  syn region  zshHereDoc  matchgroup=zshRedir start='<<-\s*\(["']\)\z(\S*\)\1' end='^\s*\z1$'
endif

" Redirections
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(<\|<>\|<<<\|<&\s*[0-9p-]\=\)'
syn match   zshRedir        '\d\=\(>\|>>\|>&\s*[0-9p-]\=\|&>\|>>&\|&>>\)[|!]\='
syn match   zshRedir        '|&\='

" Variable Assignments
syn match   zshVariable	    '\<\h\w*\ze+\=='
" XXX: how safe is this?
syn region  zshVariable	    oneline matchgroup=zshVariable start='\$\@<!\<\h\w*\[' end='\]\ze+\==' contains=@zshSubst

" Variable Dereferencing
syn cluster zshDerefs contains=zshShortDeref,zshLongDeref,zshDeref

if !exists("g:zsh_syntax_variables")
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = 'all'
else
  let s:zsh_syntax_variables = g:zsh_syntax_variables
endif

syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[!#$*@?_-]\w\@!'
syn match zshShortDeref   '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\d\+\>'

syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\%(ARGC\|argv\|status\|pipestatus\|CPUTYPE\|EGID\|EUID\|ERRNO\|GID\|HOST\|LINENO\|LOGNAME\)'
syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\%(MACHTYPE\|OLDPWD OPTARG\|OPTIND\|OSTYPE\|PPID\|PWD\|RANDOM\|SECONDS\|SHLVL\|signals\)'
syn match zshLongDeref    '\$\%(TRY_BLOCK_ERROR\|TTY\|TTYIDLE\|UID\|USERNAME\|VENDOR\|ZSH_NAME\|ZSH_VERSION\|REPLY\|reply\|TERM\)'

syn match zshDeref	  '\$[=^~]*[#+]*\h\w*\>'

" Commands
syn match   zshCommands     '\%(^\|\s\)[.:]\ze\s'
syn keyword zshCommands     alias autoload bg bindkey break bye cap cd chdir
syn keyword zshCommands     clone comparguments compcall compctl compdescribe
syn keyword zshCommands     compfiles compgroups compquote comptags comptry
syn keyword zshCommands     compvalues continue declare dirs disable disown
syn keyword zshCommands     echo echotc echoti emulate enable eval exec exit
syn keyword zshCommands     export false fc fg functions getcap getln
syn keyword zshCommands     getopts hash history jobs kill let limit
syn keyword zshCommands     log logout popd print printf pushd pushln
syn keyword zshCommands     pwd r read readonly rehash return sched set
syn keyword zshCommands     setcap setopt shift source stat suspend test times
syn keyword zshCommands     trap true ttyctl type ulimit umask unalias
syn keyword zshCommands     unfunction unhash unlimit unset unsetopt vared
syn keyword zshCommands     wait whence where which zcompile zformat zftp zle
syn keyword zshCommands     zmodload zparseopts zprof zpty zregexparse zsocket
syn keyword zshCommands     zstyle ztcp

" Types
syn keyword zshTypes        float integer local typeset

" Switches
" XXX: this may be too much
syn match   zshSwitches     '\s\zs--\=[a-zA-Z0-9-]\+'

" Numbers
syn match   zshNumber	    '[-+]\=0x\x\+\>'
syn match   zshNumber	    '[-+]\=0\o\+\>'
syn match   zshNumber	    '[-+]\=\d\+#[-+]\=\w\+\>'
syn match   zshNumber	    '[-+]\=\d\+\.\d\+\>'

" Substitution
syn cluster zshSubst	    contains=zshSubst,zshOldSubst
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshSubstDelim transparent start='\$(' skip='\\)' end=')' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst        matchgroup=zshSubstDelim transparent start='\$((' skip='\\)' end='))' contains=TOP
syn region  zshSubst	    matchgroup=zshSubstDelim start='\${' skip='\\}' end='}' contains=@zshSubst
syn region  zshOldSubst	    matchgroup=zshSubstDelim start=+`+ skip=+\\`+ end=+`+ contains=TOP,zshOldSubst

" Define the default highlighting.
" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_zsh_syn_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_zsh_syn_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif

  HiLink zshTodo	    Todo
  HiLink zshComment	    Comment
  HiLink zshPreProc	    PreProc
  HiLink zshQuoted	    SpecialChar
  HiLink zshString	    String
  HiLink zshStringDelimiter zshString
  HiLink zshPOSIXString	    zshString
  HiLink zshJobSpec	    Special
  HiLink zshPrecommand	    Special
  HiLink zshDelimiter	    Keyword
  HiLink zshConditional	    Conditional
  HiLink zshException	    Exception
  HiLink zshRepeat	    Repeat
  HiLink zshKeyword	    Keyword
  HiLink zshFunction	    Function
  HiLink zshKSHFunction	    zshFunction
  HiLink zshHereDoc	    String
  HiLink zshOperator	    Operator
  HiLink zshRedir	    Operator
  HiLink zshVariable	    Identifier
  HiLink zshDereferencing   PreProc
  if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'short\|all'
    HiLink zshShortDeref    zshDereferencing
  else
    HiLink zshShortDeref    None
  endif
  if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'long\|all'
    HiLink zshLongDeref	    zshDereferencing
  else
    HiLink zshLongDeref    None
  endif
  if s:zsh_syntax_variables =~ 'all'
    HiLink zshDeref	    zshDereferencing
  else
    HiLink zshDerefDeref    None
  endif
  HiLink zshCommands	    Keyword
  HiLink zshTypes	    Type
  HiLink zshSwitches	    Special
  HiLink zshNumber	    Number
  HiLink zshSubst	    PreProc
  HiLink zshOldSubst	    zshSubst
  HiLink zshSubstDelim	    zshSubst

  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "zsh"

" vim: set sts=2 sw=2:

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Doug Kearns]

On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 02:34:09PM +0100, Nikolai Weibull wrote:

<snip>
 
> > Also, it might be nice if well known functions like the completion
> > functions (e.g. _arguments)  are highlighted, like it does with
> > builtin variables.
> 
> That's getting a bit out of hand.

I agree.

<snip>

Regards,
Doug

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Stephane Chazelas]

On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 10:24:23PM +0100, Nikolai Weibull wrote:
> * Wayne Davison <wayned@users.sourceforge.net> [Dec 09, 2004 21:20]:
> > First, a bug:  The zshVariable rule (after the "How safe is this?"
> > comment) is misfiring on any [ that follows word characters.  For
> > instance, add "echo hi[" early in a zsh script, and the entire script
> > should become the Identifier color.
> 
> Well, that [ should be quoted, so I'm not persuaded yet.
[...]


If that "[" should be quoted, then that one in:

[ -n "$1" ]

should be to:

'[' -ne "$1" ]

-- 
Stéphane

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

* Stephane Chazelas <Stephane_Chazelas@yahoo.fr> [Dec 10, 2004 14:40]:
> > > First, a bug:  The zshVariable rule (after the "How safe is this?"
> > > comment) is misfiring on any [ that follows word characters.  For
> > > instance, add "echo hi[" early in a zsh script, and the entire
> > > script should become the Identifier color.

> > Well, that [ should be quoted, so I'm not persuaded yet.

> If that "[" should be quoted, then that one in:

> [ -n "$1" ]

> should be to:

> '[' -ne "$1" ]

Why?
	nikolai

-- 
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
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main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Stephane Chazelas]

On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 04:27:49PM +0100, Nikolai Weibull wrote:
> * Stephane Chazelas <Stephane_Chazelas@yahoo.fr> [Dec 10, 2004 14:40]:
> > > > First, a bug:  The zshVariable rule (after the "How safe is this?"
> > > > comment) is misfiring on any [ that follows word characters.  For
> > > > instance, add "echo hi[" early in a zsh script, and the entire
> > > > script should become the Identifier color.
> 
> > > Well, that [ should be quoted, so I'm not persuaded yet.
> 
> > If that "[" should be quoted, then that one in:
> 
> > [ -n "$1" ]
> 
> > should be to:
> 
> > '[' -ne "$1" ]
> 
> Why?
[...]

Because "[" and "hi[" are both arguments to a builtin command
(0th of the "[" one, and 1st of the "echo" one), there's no
reason (not) to quote one and not the other.

-- 
Stéphane

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

* Stephane Chazelas <Stephane_Chazelas@yahoo.fr> [Dec 10, 2004 16:50]:
> > > If that "[" should be quoted, then that one in:

> > > [ -n "$1" ]

> > > should be to:

> > > '[' -ne "$1" ]

> > Why?

> Because "[" and "hi[" are both arguments to a builtin command (0th of
> the "[" one, and 1st of the "echo" one), there's no reason (not) to
> quote one and not the other.

I think you misunderstand.

	% echo hi[
	zsh: bad pattern: hi[
	% [ -n "$1" ]
	%

Quoting the first makes sense if you want to echo the string "hi[".
Quoting the [ in [ -n "$1" ] makes no sense at all.
Or am I misunderstanding something?
	nikolai

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::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
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main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Stephane Chazelas]

On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 02:24:52PM +0100, Nikolai Weibull wrote:
> * Stephane Chazelas <Stephane_Chazelas@yahoo.fr> [Dec 10, 2004 16:50]:
> > > > If that "[" should be quoted, then that one in:
> 
> > > > [ -n "$1" ]
> 
> > > > should be to:
> 
> > > > '[' -ne "$1" ]
> 
> > > Why?
> 
> > Because "[" and "hi[" are both arguments to a builtin command (0th of
> > the "[" one, and 1st of the "echo" one), there's no reason (not) to
> > quote one and not the other.
> 
> I think you misunderstand.
> 
> 	% echo hi[
> 	zsh: bad pattern: hi[
> 	% [ -n "$1" ]
> 	%
> 
> Quoting the first makes sense if you want to echo the string "hi[".
> Quoting the [ in [ -n "$1" ] makes no sense at all.
> Or am I misunderstanding something?
[...]

Yes, you're right, I had not made the test myself as I expected
it to work the same as in any other shell.

echo foo[

works OK in every shell but zsh.

If you've got a command named foo[, though, 

foo[ bar

doesn't work with ksh or bash (because, they take it as the
start of an array subscript assignment). It's OK with pdksh,
though.

Is there any reason why

echo [
works and not
echo foo[

in zsh?

-- 
Stéphane

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Nikolai Weibull]

* Stephane Chazelas <Stephane_Chazelas@yahoo.fr> [Dec 11, 2004 17:30]:
> > 	% echo hi[
> > 	zsh: bad pattern: hi[
> > 	% [ -n "$1" ]
> > 	%
> > 
> > Quoting the first makes sense if you want to echo the string "hi[".
> > Quoting the [ in [ -n "$1" ] makes no sense at all.
> > Or am I misunderstanding something?
> Yes, you're right, I had not made the test myself as I expected
> it to work the same as in any other shell.

> echo foo[

> works OK in every shell but zsh.

	% setopt nobadpattern
	% echo hi[
	hi[

> If you've got a command named foo[, though, 

> foo[ bar

> doesn't work with ksh or bash (because, they take it as the
> start of an array subscript assignment). It's OK with pdksh,
> though.

Yeah, [ is heavily overloaded ;-),
	nikolai

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main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

[Doug Kearns]

On Sat, Dec 04, 2004 at 05:42:17PM +0100, Nikolai Weibull wrote:

<snip>
 
> The question is, does this make sense to most other people?
> 
> I'm actually thinking that none of them should be highlighted, not even
> those that are "special".  Any input?
> 
> Three choices:
> 
> 1.  Highlight all variable references alike.
> 2.  Highlight only "special" variables, such as $$, $#, and $n.

My preference would also be for 1 and 2. Ideally this would also be
configurable.

> 3.  Highlight no variable references at all.

<snip>

Regards,
Doug

Re: Vim syntax file for zsh

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You should speak directly to the maintainer about this one.

Felix von Leitner <leitner@math.fu-berlin.de>

This guy is the maintainer of the zsh.vim file. Email him about it and
he'll answer (probably).
On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 23:40 -0800, Felix Rosencrantz wrote:
> Anyone have a better version of zsh.vim?  The version that comes with
> vim 6.3 is ok, but could be much better.  It has a few bugs, like
> unmatched single quotes within double quotes, confuse it.   Also, it's
> missing some standard keywords (e.g. repeat, until, foreach, select). 
>  It would be nice if it recognized completion related functions,
> variables, syntax (e.g. #compdef lines).  The _chown completion
> function exhibits some of the problems.
> 
> -FR

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