Vim can perform syntax highlighting for various file formats. You can enable it with these steps if it's not currently enabled;
Steps to enable syntax highlighting in Vim:
Make sure full version of
Vim with support for syntax highlighting is installed.
Enter command mode by pressing Esc.
Type
:syntax on|off and press
Enter.
:syntax on
Enter command mode again by pressing Esc
Type
:set syntax=<filetype> and press
Enter manually set syntax for specific file type if required.
:set syntax=php
View the list of supported file types while also in the command mode.
:echo getcompletion(// 'filetype')
Permanently enable syntax highlighting by adding :syntax on in your ~/.vimrc file.
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