SET AUTOCOLOR - specifies which parser to use for syntax highlighting
Syntax:
  [SET] AUTOCOLOR mask parser [MAGIC]

Description:
  The SET AUTOCOLOR command allows the user to specify which syntax highlighting parser is to be used for which file masks.

  The parser argument specifies a syntax highlighting parser that already exists, either as a default parser , or added by the user with SET PARSER . The special parser name of '*NULL' can be specified; this will effectively remove the association between the parser and the file mask.

  The mask argument specifies the file mask (or magic number ) to associate with the specified parser. The mask can be any valid file mask for the operating system. eg *.c fred.* joe.?

  If the magic option is specified, the mask argument refers to the last element of the magic number that is specified in the first line of a Unix shell script comment. eg if the first line of a shell script contains: #!/usr/local/bin/rexx then the file mask argument would be specified as "rexx".

Compatibility:
  XEDIT: N/A
  KEDIT: Similar. KEDIT does not have MAGIC option.

Default:
  See QUERY AUTOCOLOR

See Also:
  SET COLORING, SET ECOLOUR, SET PARSER

Status:
  Complete.

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