@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::job::Job;
66use super::*;
77
88use helix_core::encoding;
9+use helix_view::document::DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_NAME;
910use helix_view::editor::{Action, CloseError, ConfigEvent};
1011use serde_json::Value;
1112use ui::completers::{self, Completer};
@@ -1697,13 +1698,20 @@ fn language(
16971698 return Ok(());
16981699 }
16991700
1701+ if args.is_empty() {
1702+ let doc = doc!(cx.editor);
1703+ let language = &doc.language_name().unwrap_or(DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_NAME);
1704+ cx.editor.set_status(language.to_string());
1705+ return Ok(());
1706+ }
1707+
17001708 if args.len() != 1 {
17011709 anyhow::bail!("Bad arguments. Usage: `:set-language language`");
17021710 }
17031711
17041712 let doc = doc_mut!(cx.editor);
17051713
1706− if args[0] == "text" {
1714+ if args[0] == DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_NAME {
17071715 doc.set_language(None, None)
17081716 } else {
17091717 doc.set_language_by_language_id(&args[0], cx.editor.syn_loader.clone())?;
@@ -2414,7 +2422,7 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
24142422 TypableCommand {
24152423 name: "set-language",
24162424 aliases: &["lang"],
2417− doc: "Set the language of current buffer.",
2425+ doc: "Set the language of current buffer (show current language if no value specified).",
24182426 fun: language,
24192427 completer: Some(completers::language),
24202428 },