I wrote: > I want to let this rest for now So only THEN did I notice: https://sourceware.org/pipermail/cygwin/2025-January/257212.html where Marco Atzeri says it will be fixed in the next cygwin release. Perhaps I misunderstand this. I see only 1 file 'virc' on my up-to-date cygwin: /etc/defaults/etc/virc It still has the line: filetype plugin on Regards, Coen