diff --git a/tools/vim/filetype.vim b/tools/vim/filetype.vim
index 8bc2315144..9883569536 100644
--- a/tools/vim/filetype.vim
+++ b/tools/vim/filetype.vim
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 augroup filetypedetect
  au! BufRead,BufNewFile in.*           setfiletype lammps
  au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.lmp          setfiletype lammps
+ au! BufRead,BufNewFile in.*           setfiletype lammps
 augroup END
diff --git a/tools/vim/lammps.vim b/tools/vim/lammps.vim
index 69676ba451..8169b1296b 100644
--- a/tools/vim/lammps.vim
+++ b/tools/vim/lammps.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	         Lammps Simulation Script File
 " Maintainer:        Gerolf Ziegenhain <gerolf@ziegenhain.com>
-" Updates:           Axel Kohlmeyer <akohlmey@gmail.com>, Sam Bateman <sam.bateman@nrlssc.navy.mil>, Daniel Möller Montull <d.moller.m@gmail.com>
-" Latest Revision:   2019-06-11
+" Updates:           Axel Kohlmeyer <akohlmey@gmail.com>, Sam Bateman <sam.bateman@nrlssc.navy.mil>, Daniel Möller Montull <d.moller.m@gmail.com>, Eryk Skalinski <eskalinski@protonmail.com>
+" Latest Revision:   2022-08-17
 
 syn clear
 
@@ -42,23 +42,23 @@ syn match	lammpsVariable	"\$[A-Za-z]"
 
 if !exists("did_lammps_syntax_inits")
   let did_lammps_syntax_inits = 1
-  hi link lammpsOutput		Function
-  hi link lammpsRepeat		Repeat
-  hi link lammpsRead		Include
-  hi link lammpsLattice		Typedef
-  hi link lammpsParticle	Typedef
-  hi link lammpsSetup		Typedef
-  hi link lammpsDefine		Define
-  hi link lammpsRun		Statement
-  hi link lammpsNumber		Number
-  hi link lammpsFloat		Float
-  hi link lammpsString		String
-  hi link lammpsComment		Comment
-  hi link lammpsLoop		Repeat
-  hi link lammpsVariable	Identifier
-  hi link lammpsConditional	Conditional
-  hi link lammpsOperator	Operator
-  hi link lammpsSpecial		Number
+  hi def link lammpsOutput		Function
+  hi def link lammpsRepeat		Repeat
+  hi def link lammpsRead		Include
+  hi def link lammpsLattice		Typedef
+  hi def link lammpsParticle		Typedef
+  hi def link lammpsSetup		Typedef
+  hi def link lammpsDefine		Define
+  hi def link lammpsRun			Statement
+  hi def link lammpsNumber		Number
+  hi def link lammpsFloat		Float
+  hi def link lammpsString		String
+  hi def link lammpsComment		Comment
+  hi def link lammpsLoop		Repeat
+  hi def link lammpsVariable		Identifier
+  hi def link lammpsConditional		Conditional
+  hi def link lammpsOperator		Operator
+  hi def link lammpsSpecial		Number
 endif
 
 let b:current_syntax = "lammps"