# Add a setting for custom associations between languages and files \(\#9290\) · gitcafe/zed

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Author: Max Brunsfeld

Committer: GitHub

## Message

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Add a setting for custom associations between languages and files (#9290)

Closes #5178

Release Notes:

- Added a `file_types` setting that can be used to associate languages
with file names and file extensions. For example, to interpret all `.c`
files as C++, and files called `MyLockFile` as TOML, add the following
to `settings.json`:

    ```json
    {
      "file_types": {
        "C++": ["c"],
        "TOML": ["MyLockFile"]
      }
    }
    ```

As with most zed settings, this can be configured on a per-directory
basis by including a local `.zed/settings.json` file in that directory.

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Co-authored-by: Marshall <marshall@zed.dev>
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