On Dec 30, 2007 9:02 PM, <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:

> I hope this isn't one of those things that is just plain obvious to
> lookup in emacs but I'm striking out with M-x apropos
>
> How can I make emacs do something similar with if-fi constructs as it
> does with parens?
>
> Even better I'd like the kind of behaviour one can get in vim with
> parens, where not only does the syntax coloring show the other paren
> but you can jump there with a Ctrl-%
>
> I know emacs can do that as well but not as easily.  But anyway, I use
> emacs more and would like to turn its powers used in paren recognition
> against the `if fi', `while done', `for done'... etc. one uses in
> shell scripting.
>

In case I am not too late, I suggest looking at  gap-mode.el.  It was made
for the GAP computer algebra system, which uses a language with this kind of
syntax.
It does a good job of matching and indentation.  It does not do exactly what
you want, but since the adequate matching functions are there, you can
probably
get some strong leverage.

am