From ce64ae18dedc5d6eeb1d1c9c20d730bd2f75754a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Barrett Ruth <br.barrettruth@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:23:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add OilFileIcon highlight group for fallback file icons

Problem: when nvim-web-devicons returns no highlight for an unrecognized
file extension, the icon gets nil for its highlight group. Directories
have OilDirIcon as a targetable fallback, but files have nothing.

Solution: define OilFileIcon (linked to nil, matching OilFile) and use
it as the fallback in the devicons provider when get_icon returns a nil
highlight. The mini.icons provider already returns highlights for all
files so only the devicons path needs this.

Resolves: stevearc/oil.nvim#690
---
 lua/oil/init.lua | 5 +++++
 lua/oil/util.lua | 1 +
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lua/oil/init.lua b/lua/oil/init.lua
index 824672e..db454d8 100644
--- a/lua/oil/init.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/init.lua
@@ -863,6 +863,11 @@ M._get_highlights = function()
       link = "OilDir",
       desc = "Icon for directories",
     },
+    {
+      name = "OilFileIcon",
+      link = nil,
+      desc = "Icon for files",
+    },
     {
       name = "OilSocket",
       link = "Keyword",
diff --git a/lua/oil/util.lua b/lua/oil/util.lua
index dc3ac14..ac04328 100644
--- a/lua/oil/util.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/util.lua
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ M.get_icon_provider = function()
           end
         end
         local icon, hl = devicons.get_icon(name)
+        hl = hl or "OilFileIcon"
         icon = icon or (conf and conf.default_file or "")
         return icon, hl
       end