updated for version 7.0001
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: crontab 2.3.3
+" Maintainer: John Hoelzel johnh51@users.sourceforge.net
+" Last change: Mon Jun 9 2003
+" Filenames: /tmp/crontab.* used by "crontab -e"
+" URL: http://johnh51.get.to/vim/syntax/crontab.vim
+"
+" crontab line format:
+" Minutes Hours Days Months Days_of_Week Commands # comments
+
+" 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
+
+syntax match crontabMin "\_^[0-9\-\/\,\.]\{}\>\|\*" nextgroup=crontabHr skipwhite
+syntax match crontabHr "\<[0-9\-\/\,\.]\{}\>\|\*" nextgroup=crontabDay skipwhite contained
+syntax match crontabDay "\<[0-9\-\/\,\.]\{}\>\|\*" nextgroup=crontabMnth skipwhite contained
+
+syntax match crontabMnth "\<[a-z0-9\-\/\,\.]\{}\>\|\*" nextgroup=crontabDow skipwhite contained
+syntax keyword crontabMnth12 contained jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
+
+syntax match crontabDow "\<[a-z0-9\-\/\,\.]\{}\>\|\*" nextgroup=crontabCmd skipwhite contained
+syntax keyword crontabDow7 contained sun mon tue wed thu fri sat
+
+" syntax region crontabCmd start="\<[a-z0-9\/\(]" end="$" nextgroup=crontabCmnt skipwhite contained contains=crontabCmnt keepend
+
+syntax region crontabCmd start="\S" end="$" nextgroup=crontabCmnt skipwhite contained contains=crontabCmnt keepend
+syntax match crontabCmnt /#.*/
+
+" 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_crontab_syn_inits")
+ if version < 508
+ let did_crontab_syn_inits = 1
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+ else
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+ endif
+
+ HiLink crontabMin Number
+ HiLink crontabHr PreProc
+ HiLink crontabDay Type
+
+ HiLink crontabMnth Number
+ HiLink crontabMnth12 Number
+ HiLink crontabMnthS Number
+ HiLink crontabMnthN Number
+
+ HiLink crontabDow PreProc
+ HiLink crontabDow7 PreProc
+ HiLink crontabDowS PreProc
+ HiLink crontabDowN PreProc
+
+" comment out next line for to suppress unix commands coloring.
+ HiLink crontabCmd Type
+
+ HiLink crontabCmnt Comment
+
+ delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "crontab"
+
+" vim: ts=8