If you use [Vundle](https://github.com/gmarik/vundle), add the following line to your `~/.vimrc`:
- Plugin 'godlygeek/tabular'
- Plugin 'plasticboy/vim-markdown'
+```vim
+Plugin 'godlygeek/tabular'
+Plugin 'plasticboy/vim-markdown'
+```
-The `tabular` plugin come *before* `vim-markdown`.
+The `tabular` plugin must come *before* `vim-markdown`.
Then run inside Vim:
- :so ~/.vimrc
- :PluginInstall
+```vim
+:so ~/.vimrc
+:PluginInstall
+```
If you use [Pathogen](https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen), do this:
- $ cd ~/.vim/bundle
- $ git clone https://github.com/plasticboy/vim-markdown.git
+```sh
+cd ~/.vim/bundle
+git clone https://github.com/plasticboy/vim-markdown.git
+```
To install without Pathogen using the Debian [vim-addon-manager](http://packages.qa.debian.org/v/vim-addon-manager.html), do this:
- $ git clone https://github.com/plasticboy/vim-markdown.git
- $ cd vim-markdown
- $ sudo make install
- $ vim-addon-manager install mkd
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/plasticboy/vim-markdown.git
+cd vim-markdown
+sudo make install
+vim-addon-manager install mkd
+```
If you are not using any package manager, download the [tarball](https://github.com/plasticboy/vim-markdown/archive/master.tar.gz) and do this:
- $ cd ~/.vim
- $ tar --strip=1 -zxf vim-markdown-master.tar.gz
+```sh
+cd ~/.vim
+tar --strip=1 -zxf vim-markdown-master.tar.gz
+```
## Options
-**Disable Folding**
+### Disable Folding
-Add the following line to your `.vimrc` to disable folding.
+Add the following line to your `.vimrc` to disable folding configuration.
```vim
let g:vim_markdown_folding_disabled=1
```
-**Set Initial Foldlevel**
+This option only controls vim_markdown's folding configuration. To enable/disable folding use Vim's folding configuration.
+
+```vim
+set [no]foldenable
+```
+
+### Set Initial Foldlevel
Add the following line to your `.vimrc` to set the initial foldlevel. This option defaults to 0 (i.e. all folds are closed) and is ignored if folding is disabled.
let g:vim_markdown_initial_foldlevel=1
```
-**Disable Default Key Mappings**
+### Disable Default Key Mappings
Add the following line to your `.vimrc` to disable default key mappings. You can map them by yourself with `<Plug>` mappings.
let g:vim_markdown_no_default_key_mappings=1
```
-**Syntax extensions**
+### Syntax extensions
+
+The following options control which syntax extensions will be turned on. They are off by default.
-The following options control which syntax extensions will be turned on.
+#### LaTeX math
-LaTeX math: `$ $`, `$$ $$`, escapable as `\$ \$` and `\$\$ \$\$`:
+Used as `$x^2$`, `$$x^2$$`, escapable as `\$x\$` and `\$\$x\$\$`.
```vim
let g:vim_markdown_math=1
```
+
+#### YAML frontmatter
+
+Highlight YAML frontmatter as used by Jekyll:
+
+```vim
+let g:vim_markdown_frontmatter=1
+```
+
## Mappings
The following work on normal and visual modes:
syn cluster mkdNonListItem contains=htmlItalic,htmlBold,htmlBoldItalic,mkdFootnotes,mkdID,mkdURL,mkdLink,mkdLinkDef,mkdLineBreak,mkdBlockquote,mkdCode,mkdMath,mkdIndentCode,mkdListItem,mkdRule,htmlH1,htmlH2,htmlH3,htmlH4,htmlH5,htmlH6
+" YAML frontmatter
+if get(g:, 'vim_markdown_frontmatter', 0)
+ syn include @yamlTop syntax/yaml.vim
+ syn region Comment matchgroup=mkdDelimiter start="\%^---$" end="^---$" contains=@yamlTop
+endif
+
"highlighting for Markdown groups
HtmlHiLink mkdString String
HtmlHiLink mkdCode String
AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'mkdMath'
AssertEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'mkdMath'
AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'mkdMath'
+
+# YAML frontmatter
+
+Given mkd;
+---
+a: b
+---
+
+Execute (YAML frontmatter is controlled by the option):
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'yamlBlockMappingKey'
+ let g:vim_markdown_frontmatter=1
+ syn off | syn on
+ AssertEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'yamlBlockMappingKey'
+ let g:vim_markdown_frontmatter=0
+ syn off | syn on
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'yamlBlockMappingKey'
+
+Given mkd;
+
+---
+a: b
+---
+
+Execute (YAML frontmatter only works if it's the first thing in the file):
+ let g:vim_markdown_frontmatter=1
+ syn off | syn on
+ AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'yamlBlockMappingKey'
+
+Given mkd;
+---
+a: b
+---
+
+---
+
+Execute (rules are not mistaken by YAML frontmatter delimiters):
+ let g:vim_markdown_frontmatter=1
+ syn off | syn on
+ AssertEqual SyntaxAt(5, 1), 'mkdRule'