hook global BufCreate .*\.(diff|patch) %{ set buffer filetype diff } add-highlighter -group / group diff add-highlighter -group /diff regex "^\+[^\n]*\n" 0:green,default add-highlighter -group /diff regex "^-[^\n]*\n" 0:red,default add-highlighter -group /diff regex "^@@[^\n]*@@" 0:cyan,default hook -group diff-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=diff %{ add-highlighter ref diff } hook -group diff-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=(?!diff).* %{ remove-highlighter diff }