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+# vimlistsyntax
+
+Bash script which lists all available syntax hightlight styles for Vim.
+
+- use Vim's :redir to output 'echo &rtp' to text file
+- search Vim runtimepath (rtp) for .vim syntax definition files
+- use Python os.scandir() for fast searches of directories
+
+
+## Installation
+
+Copy `vimlistsyntax` to a chosen direcory in $PATH such as `$HOME/bin` or `/usr/local/bin`
+
+
+## Usage
+```bash
+vimlistsyntax
+```

vimlistsyntax

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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# vimlistsyntax
+#
+# Script to list all available syntax hightlight styles for Vim.
+#
+# Credit & thanks to 'habamax' and 'm_ben' on libera.chat #vim
+#
+# Pico <pico@picorealm.net>
+# 
+# Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:43:01 -0700
+#
+
+/usr/bin/vim -c 'call writefile(getcompletion("", "syntax"), "/tmp/ahw2AkoCh7figh4")' -c q 2>/dev/null
+
+#while read line; do
+#    echo "$line"
+#done < "/tmp/ahw2AkoCh7figh4"
+
+/usr/bin/column -x /tmp/ahw2AkoCh7figh4 | less
+
+rm /tmp/ahw2AkoCh7figh4