Vim syntaxfile

This tutorial looks really good

http://jeromyanglim.blogspot.com/2011/04/case-study-in-customising-syntax.html

TODO:

pick apart my vimscripts and fill out this article.

Example

if exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif


" Define marker colours (CLI/GUI)
let s:todo_colour     = 'magenta'
let s:gui_todo_colour = '#F57900'


" Define Regexes
let s:todo_regex = '\(^\s*\)\@<=\*\([a-zA-Z]\)\@!'


" Define syntax for Regexes
execute "syntax match todolistsimple_todo  '". s:todo_regex ."'"


" Apply highlighting
execute ' highlight todolistsimple_todo ctermfg='. s:todo_colour .' guifg='. s:gui_todo_colour .' ctermbg=none cterm=bold gui=bold'


" Register filetype (ex. ft=todolist_simple)
let b:current_syntax = "todolist_simple"