updated for version 7.0001
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	generic configure file
+" Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
+" Last Change:	2001 Apr 25
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn keyword	confTodo	contained TODO FIXME XXX
+" Avoid matching "text#text", used in /etc/disktab and /etc/gettytab
+syn match	confComment	"^#.*" contains=confTodo
+syn match	confComment	"\s#.*"ms=s+1 contains=confTodo
+syn region	confString	start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ oneline
+syn region	confString	start=+'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\'+ end=+'+ oneline
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_conf_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_conf_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink confComment	Comment
+  HiLink confTodo	Todo
+  HiLink confString	String
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "conf"
+
+" vim: ts=8 sw=2