How to add support of scala syntax highlighting in VIM?

Question

How to configure VIM to be able to highlight scala language (.scala files extension)?

Current VIM configuration (.vimrc file): :syntax on

Answer 1

1. Download the scala.vim file from here http://github.com/vim-scripts/scala.vim to e.g. ~/.vim/syntax directory.

2. Edit your ~/.vimrc file and add the following:

   au BufRead,BufNewFile *.scala set filetype=scala
   au! Syntax scala source ~/.vim/syntax/scala.vim
   

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source: Scala syntax highlighting in VIM