vim-fle-syntax

Vim syntax plugin for writing Fast Log Entry (https://df3cb.com/fle/) compatible log files in Vim.

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Why?

Because it's nice to take a small GNU/Linux based laptop with me on portable operations, just log everything with Vim and do the rest at home.

Extras / Shortcuts

You can insert the current time in UTC and HHMM format by pressing and the current date string by pressing if you add the following lines to your .vimrc file:

" set timezone to UTC
let $TZ='UTC'

" insert current time in HHMM format with <F5>
:nnoremap <F5> "=strftime("%H%M ")<CR>P
:inoremap <F5> <C-R>=strftime("%H%M ")<CR>

" insert current date with <F6>
:nnoremap <F6> "=strftime("date %G-%m-%d")<CR>P
:inoremap <F6> <C-R>=strftime("date %G-%m-%d")<CR>

Install

Copy or symlink these files to your $VIMRUNTIME/syntax and $VIMRUNTIME/ftdetect directory or to ~/.vim/syntax and ~/.vim/ftdetect directories:

# cd ~/
# git clone https://codeberg.org/mclemens/vim-fle-syntax.git
# mkdir -p ~/.vim/syntax
# mkdir -p ~/.vim/ftdetect
# ln -s ~/vim-fle-syntax/syntax/fle.vim ~/.vim/syntax/fle.vim
# ln -s ~/vim-fle-syntax/ftdetect/fle.vim ~/.vim/ftdetect/fle.vim
# vim ~/.vimrc # <<- optional: paste above lines into this file

Update

# cd ~/vim-fle-syntax
# git pull

Usage

Just open any text file ending with .fle in vim:

# vim ~/mylog.fle

Press F5 to enter timestamp, press F6 to enter current date string.

Colors

If you are unhappy with the default colors, please feel free to edit ~/.vim/syntax/fle.vim and change the colors in the following code block:

" mapping of above matches/keywords to colors
" customize to your liking
hi def fle_call ctermfg=blue
hi def fle_date ctermfg=blue
hi def fle_other ctermfg=blue
hi def fle_time ctermfg=green
hi def fle_loc ctermfg=green
hi def fle_name ctermfg=cyan
hi def fle_header ctermfg=red
hi def fle_freq ctermfg=red
hi def fle_mode ctermfg=red
hi def fle_band ctermfg=red
hi def fle_sota ctermfg=yellow
hi def fle_pota ctermfg=yellow