diff --git a/ftdetect/snakemake.vim b/ftdetect/snakemake.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2db1f5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftdetect/snakemake.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+" Vim ftdetect file
+" Language: Snakemake (extended from python.vim)
+" Maintainer: Jay Hesselberth (jay.hesselberth@gmail.com)
+" Last Change: 2020 Oct 6
+"
+" Usage
+"
+" copy to $HOME/.vim/ftdetect directory
+au BufNewFile,BufRead Snakefile,*.smk set filetype=snakemake 
diff --git a/lua/custom/keymap.lua b/lua/custom/keymap.lua
index be567e09..f1105561 100644
--- a/lua/custom/keymap.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/keymap.lua
@@ -35,4 +35,17 @@ vim.keymap.set(
   ":! pandoc '%:p' -o /tmp/'%:p:t'.html --template=easy_template.html --toc && /mnt/c/Program\\  Files/Mozilla\\ Firefox/ /tmp/'%:p:t'.html &<CR><CR>",
   { desc = 'Build [M]arkdown to HTML' }
 )
---
+
+-- Spectre
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>S', '<cmd>lua require("spectre").toggle()<CR>', {
+  desc = 'Toggle Spectre',
+})
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sw', '<cmd>lua require("spectre").open_visual({select_word=true})<CR>', {
+  desc = 'Search current word',
+})
+vim.keymap.set('v', '<leader>sw', '<esc><cmd>lua require("spectre").open_visual()<CR>', {
+  desc = 'Search current word',
+})
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sp', '<cmd>lua require("spectre").open_file_search({select_word=true})<CR>', {
+  desc = 'Search on current file',
+})
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/spectre.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/spectre.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3332cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/spectre.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+return {
+	'nvim-pack/nvim-spectre',
+	dependencies = {
+		'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim', }
+
+}
diff --git a/syntax/snakemake.vim b/syntax/snakemake.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1660412f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax/snakemake.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: Snakemake (extended from python.vim)
+" Maintainer: Jay Hesselberth (jay.hesselberth@gmail.com)
+" Last Change: 2020 Oct 6
+"
+" Usage
+"
+" copy to $HOME/.vim/syntax directory and
+" copy to ftdetect/snakemake.vim to $HOME/.vim/ftdetect directory
+"
+" force coloring in a vim session with:
+"
+" :set syntax=snakemake
+"
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+    finish
+endif
+
+" load settings from system python.vim (7.4)
+source $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/python.vim
+source $VIMRUNTIME/indent/python.vim
+
+"
+" Snakemake rules, as of version 5.8
+"
+"
+" rule        = "rule" (identifier | "") ":" ruleparams
+" include     = "include:" stringliteral
+" workdir     = "workdir:" stringliteral
+" ni          = NEWLINE INDENT
+" ruleparams  = [ni input] [ni output] [ni params] [ni message] [ni threads] [ni (run | shell)] NEWLINE snakemake
+" input       = "input" ":" parameter_list
+" output      = "output" ":" parameter_list
+" params      = "params" ":" parameter_list
+" message     = "message" ":" stringliteral
+" threads     = "threads" ":" integer
+" resources   = "resources" ":" parameter_list
+" version     = "version" ":" statement
+" run         = "run" ":" ni statement
+" shell       = "shell" ":" stringliteral
+" singularity = "singularity" ":" stringliteral
+" conda       = "conda" ":" stringliteral
+" shadow      = "shadow" ":" stringliteral
+" group       = "group" ":" stringliteral
+
+
+" general directives (e.g. input)
+syn keyword pythonStatement 
+      \ benchmark
+      \ conda
+      \ configfile
+      \ container
+      \ default_target
+      \ envmodules
+      \ group
+      \ include
+      \ input
+      \ localrule
+      \ localrules
+      \ log
+      \ message
+      \ notebook
+      \ onerror
+      \ onstart
+      \ onsuccess
+      \ output
+      \ params
+      \ priority
+      \ resources
+      \ ruleorder
+      \ run
+      \ scattergather
+      \ script
+      \ shadow
+      \ shell
+      \ singularity
+      \ snakefile
+      \ template_engine
+      \ threads
+      \ version
+      \ wildcard_constraints
+      \ wildcards
+      \ workdir
+      \ wrapper
+
+" directives with a label (e.g. rule)
+syn keyword pythonStatement 
+      \ checkpoint
+      \ rule
+      \ subworkflow
+      \ nextgroup=pythonFunction skipwhite
+
+" common snakemake objects
+syn keyword pythonBuiltinObj 
+      \ Paramspace
+      \ checkpoints
+      \ config
+      \ gather
+      \ rules
+      \ scatter
+      \ workflow
+
+" snakemake functions
+syn keyword pythonBuiltinFunc 
+      \ ancient
+      \ directory
+      \ expand
+      \ multiext
+      \ pipe
+      \ protected
+      \ read_job_properties
+      \ service
+      \ temp
+      \ touch
+      \ unpack
+
+" similar to special def and class treatment from python.vim, except
+" parenthetical part of def and class
+syn match pythonFunction
+      \ "\%(\%(rule\s\|subworkflow\s\|checkpoint\s\)\s*\)\@<=\h\w*" contained
+
+syn sync match pythonSync grouphere NONE "^\s*\%(rule\|subworkflow\|checkpoint\)\s\+\h\w*\s*"
+
+let b:current_syntax = "snakemake"
+
+" vim:set sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 noet: