#filetype
pronouncing .QIF (quality information framework filetype) like “queef” and scaring all my quality engineers
June 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
secret Discord search filters:

fileName: hello.png
fileType: png
linkFrom: example.com
March 26, 2026 at 2:36 AM
ヤッター ついにVimのコードにコントリビュートしました
github.com/vim/vim/comm...
patch 9.1.0612: filetype: deno.lock file not recognized · vim/vim@df77c8a
Problem: filetype: deno.lock file not recognized Solution: detect 'deno.lock' as json filetype (カワリミ人形) Reference: https://docs.deno.com/runtime/manual/basics/modules/integrity_...
github.com
July 24, 2024 at 10:13 PM
YOU CANNOT SAVE COYOTES AS THAT FILETYPE
November 4, 2023 at 10:11 AM
so what's everyone's favorite filetype for configs

json toml yaml others???
January 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version adds `vim.filetype.inspect()` that returns a copy of the internal tables used for filetype detection.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...
feat(filetype): `vim.filetype.inspect()` returns copy of registry by clason · Pull Request #38831 · neovim/neovim
Problem: No way of inspecting the (user-added) filetype detection rules. Solution: Add vim.filetype.inspect() returning copies of the internal extension, filename, pattern tables. Due to the dynami...
github.com
August 20, 2026 at 3:21 PM
#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will allow customization of `:checkhealth` output inside a regular `Filetype checkhealth` autocommand.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...
feat(checkhealth): trigger FileType event after showing report by justinmk · Pull Request #33677 · neovim/neovim
Problem: FileType event is fired before checkhealth report is finished, so user can't override report settings or contents. #33172 (comment) Solution: Trigger FileType event later. Document ho...
github.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
yer da saves photos as jpegs, and the .jpeg filetype, not .jpg
July 31, 2026 at 8:03 AM
my favourite filetype is .tcl, just because of the filename:

test.tcl
July 28, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Paint​.NET 5.1.8 is now available. This is mostly a maintenance release that fixes some bugs and updates the bundled DDS FileType plugin. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133570...
May 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
HEIC is the webp of phorographs. An objectively better filetype that sucks because things won’t implement it out of spite to who adopted it first and the way it was adopted.
August 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
the filetype mismatch is atrocious
April 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
DLL, the window filetype, stands for downlload
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
killing this cursed plague of a filetype with hammers 🔨🔨🔨💥
March 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
can you ask your friend where i can get the .iso (or other relevant filetype) for AC4A
September 22, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Updating some stuff in ROMHack.ing and this is quite the skill issue
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Changing the filetype won't make a lick of difference, because if the filetype can be decoded for human readers it can be decoded the same way for slightly more advanced autocorrect, er I mean "A.I." to read it.
January 20, 2024 at 9:53 AM
They're the fucking worst.

Garbage filetype
December 12, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Some of these images have been on my hard drives since it was literally the 1990s. I installed an old program with .art filetype support just so I could see what they were.
July 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
ty @futur.blue for making this awesome file explorer for atproto repos — the "lexicon" as "filetype" metaphor has finally achieved its final form

safari.futur.blue
July 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
people have discussed doing a "PDF Day" in addition to the "Receipt Printer Meetup", "QR Show", "Screenshot Conf", and (upcoming) "Filetype Friday"
May 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Vim just got built-in Gleam syntax highlighting and build support!
github.com/vim/vim/comm...
runtime(gleam): update filetype plugin, include new compiler and synt… · vim/vim@32f4973
…ax script closes: #17172 Signed-off-by: Kirill Morozov <mail2kirill@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
github.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
メンテナさんにneovimのほうにも移植していただきました
github.com/neovim/neovi...
July 26, 2024 at 5:08 AM
#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version updates LSP client data to store `languageId` string per attached buffer.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...
fix(lsp): send didClose and didOpen when languageId changes by phanen · Pull Request #39499 · neovim/neovim
Problem: If a buffer&#39;s filetype changes after the LSP client has already attached (e.g. from json to jsonc via a modeline), but the client supports both filetypes, it stays attached. It does no...
github.com
September 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
i do not understand what filetype doesn't get scuffed anymore
November 3, 2024 at 11:41 PM