title: Vim Known File Types
tags: vim type

## Show Current FileType
```
:set filetype?
```

## Simple Solution to See Known Types
See [this stackexchange](https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/5780/list-known-filetypes).

Type `:setfiletype ` (with a space afterwards), then press `Ctrl-d`.

See `:help cmdline-completion` for more on autocompletion in vim's command line.

## Set File Type In File Comment
```
# vi: ft=gitconfig
```