DefaultFileType for Sublime Text - How to get it up and running

default-file-type-installation.md

How to get the DefaultFileType pacakge for Sublime Text working

1. Install the package via Package Control (it works with ST3, don't worry).
2. Create a new file called default_file_type.sublime-settings and paste the following:

{
  "default_new_file_syntax" : "Packages/HTML/HTML.tmLanguage",
   "use_current_file_syntax" : false
}

1. Change the default language, if necessary (they're usually named pretty logically).
2. Save it to your Packages/User folder. This can be found by going to "Browse Packages" via the menu bar.
3. Restart Sublime for good measure.

Note: Play around with setting use_current_file_syntax to true. I have set it to false here to avoid any potential installation confusion ("I hit ⌘ + N and it's still "Plain Text". What gives?!?). Setting it to true is a very handy feature.