Re: Is there an emacs bash script mode / colouring?

["Colin S. Miller" <no-spam-thank-you@csmiller.demon.co.uk>]

Eric B. wrote:
> "Anselm Helbig" <anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com> wrote in message 
> news:87ab0wc9ac.wl%anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com...
>> Hi!
>>
>>> This may sound like a silly question, but is there a major/minor mode for
>>> emacs that does syntax colouring and auto-formatting of bash scripts?
>>>
>>> I've tried searching the web, but can't seem to find anything applicable.
>> Well, silly it is. 8-) Bash is supported by sh-mode, which should
>> already be active when you're using the .sh extension for your
>> file. If you don't use an extension, it will be activated after a
>> revert-buffer.
> 
> Well, yes - sh mode is activated upon opening of any .sh file.  However, for 
> some reason, I find it doesn't do any formatting and/or syntax colouring. 
> My nxml mode does both, so I know it isn't my terminal that is problematic. 
> Is there something in the config that I am missing for sh-mode?
> 
> I'm running emacs 21.4.1
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
Eric,

Does
M-x font-lock-mode
or
M-x font-lock-fontify-buffer
help?

The first will turn on fontify (syntax highlighting mode).
Is the mode-line "(Shell-script [bash])" or "(Shell-script Font[bash]") ?

The second will force the buffer to be highlighted; if
the buffer is bigger than font-lock-maximum-size
then auto-fontification is disabled.

HTH,
Colin S. Miller.

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