>> If you alter the RunShellCommand() function to the following - > >> if stridx(a:cmdline, "diff") > 0 >> set filetype=diff >> endif > >> Then Vim will apply diff syntax highlighting to the scratch buffer >> when a "diff" command is executed. > > Good idea. I implemented the same thing this way: > > if match(a:cmdline,'\v^(git|hg|svn|bzr) diff') >= 0 > setlocal filetype=diff > endif Vim 7.2 provides a better alternative. If the command is specifically 'git' then setting the filetype to 'git' also provides the correct syntax highlighting. For example, if v:version >= 702 if stridx(a:cmdline, "git") == 0 setlocal filetype=git endif endif Syntax highlighting is displayed correctly for several commands including: :Git diff :Git show :Git log And possibly others. If Vim (7.2) is your default editor when performing a "git commit" then there is also a new built in Vim command - :DiffGitCached This opens a preview window with the contents of "git diff --cached". The :DiffGitCached command is only available when filetype=gitcommit. Perhaps some of these ideas should be added to the Vim wiki... http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Display_shell_commands%27_output_on_Vim_window -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html