Setting up multiple highlight rules in vim

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00:00 Setting Up Multiple Highlight Rules In Vim
00:25 Accepted Answer Score 10
00:57 Answer 2 Score 8
01:16 Answer 3 Score 1
01:35 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 10

One way:

highlight EWOL ctermbg=lightgray ctermfg=black guibg=lightgray guifg=black
match EWOL /\%>20v.\+\|\s\+$/

Another:

highlight ExtraWhitespace ctermbg=lightgray ctermfg=black guibg=lightgray guifg=black
match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/

highlight OverLength ctermbg=lightgray ctermfg=black guibg=lightgray guifg=black
2match OverLength /\%>80v.\+/

Also available: 3match. Up to three matches can be active at a time. Or you can use matchadd() to create matches without limit to the quantity.

Note: 3match is used by matchparen, so will conflict if you use it.

ANSWER 2

Score 8

Use matchadd(), so add this to your .vimrc:

highlight ExtraWhitespace ctermbg=grey guibg=grey
call matchadd('ExtraWhitespace', '\s\+$', 11)

highlight OverLength ctermbg=lightgrey guibg=lightgrey
call matchadd('OverLength', '\%>80v.\+')

To view all matches:

:echo getmatches()

To remove matches use matchdelete().

ANSWER 3

Score 1

What about using this

:sy[ntax] match {group-name} [{options}] [excludenl] {pattern} [{options}]

:highlight ExtraWhitespace ctermbg=lightgray guibg=lightgray
:syntax match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/
:highlight OverLength ctermbg=lightgray guibg=lightgray
:syntax match OverLength /\%>80v.\+/

You can match many number of patterns using this ...