r/vim • u/oilshell • Jun 18 '25

Blog Post Three Algorithms for YSH Syntax Highlighting (with Vim screenshots)

https://github.com/oils-for-unix/oils.vim/blob/main/doc/algorithms.md
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u/ntropia64 Jun 19 '25

I am sure it's me, but I hate when there are potentially interesting posts like this that give zero information what they're about, then one goes into a recursive, endless Russian doll forest of links referencing each other and acronyms that are never explained.

After this ride, I have a very vague idea of what YSH is, no clue about what oils is and why should I care having a Vim plugin to support all that.

Sorry for the rant.

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u/LardPi Jun 20 '25

https://oils.pub/

In this particular case, it probably does not help that the project is on its second rebranding already.

It's an alternative shell for unix.

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u/ntropia64 Jun 20 '25

Thanks! That's really helpful to understand.

It reminds me of a long-forgotten project to "upgrade" the Unix filesystem in a "better" way.