From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Eric B." Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Is there an emacs bash script mode / colouring? Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:53:30 -0400 Organization: UseNetServer.com Message-ID: <21c77$4ab10a12$4c0ab2c1$8986@TEKSAVVY.COM> References: <87ab0wc9ac.wl%anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1253119843 6583 80.91.229.12 (16 Sep 2009 16:50:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:50:43 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 16 18:50:36 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MnxiF-0007Hm-AT for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:50:36 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53769 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MnxiE-0000R8-PN for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:50:34 -0400 Original-Path: news.stanford.edu!usenet.stanford.edu!news.glorb.com!news2.glorb.com!npeer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post02.iad.highwinds-media.com!TEKSAVVY.COM-a2kHrUvQQWlmc!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenetserver.com Original-Lines: 26 Original-X-Trace: 21c774ab10a12e9af176408986 Original-Xref: news.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:173094 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:68217 Archived-At: "Anselm Helbig" 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