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+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:	sh
+" Maintainer:	Dan Sharp <dwsharp at hotmail dot com>
+" Last Changed: 2003 Sep 29
+" URL:		http://mywebpage.netscape.com/sharppeople/vim/ftplugin
+
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin") | finish | endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+" Make sure the continuation lines below do not cause problems in
+" compatibility mode.
+let s:save_cpo = &cpo
+set cpo-=C
+
+setlocal commentstring=#%s
+
+" Shell:  thanks to Johannes Zellner
+if exists("loaded_matchit")
+    let s:sol = '\%(;\s*\|^\s*\)\@<='  " start of line
+    let b:match_words =
+    \ s:sol.'if\>:' . s:sol.'elif\>:' . s:sol.'else\>:' . s:sol. 'fi\>,' .
+    \ s:sol.'\%(for\|while\)\>:' . s:sol. 'done\>,' .
+    \ s:sol.'case\>:' . s:sol. 'esac\>'
+endif
+
+" Change the :browse e filter to primarily show shell-related files.
+if has("gui_win32")
+    let  b:browsefilter="Bourne Shell Scripts (*.sh)\t*.sh\n" .
+		\	"Korn Shell Scripts (*.ksh)\t*.ksh\n" .
+		\	"Bash Shell Scripts (*.bash)\t*.bash\n" .
+		\	"All Files (*.*)\t*.*\n"
+endif
+
+" Undo the stuff we changed.
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setlocal cms< | unlet! b:browsefilter b:match_words"
+
+" Restore the saved compatibility options.
+let &cpo = s:save_cpo