diff --git a/runtime/syntax/cvs.vim b/runtime/syntax/cvs.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	CVS commit file
+" Maintainer:	Matt Dunford (zoot@zotikos.com)
+" URL:		http://www.zotikos.com/downloads/cvs.vim
+" Last Change:	Sat Nov 24 23:25:11 CET 2001
+
+" 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 region cvsLine start="^CVS: " end="$" contains=cvsFile,cvsCom,cvsFiles,cvsTag
+syn match cvsFile  contained " \t\(\(\S\+\) \)\+"
+syn match cvsTag   contained " Tag:"
+syn match cvsFiles contained "\(Added\|Modified\|Removed\) Files:"
+syn region cvsCom start="Committing in" end="$" contains=cvsDir contained extend keepend
+syn match cvsDir   contained "\S\+$"
+
+" 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_cvs_syn_inits")
+	if version < 508
+		let did_cvs_syn_inits = 1
+		command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+	else
+		command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+	endif
+
+	HiLink cvsLine		Comment
+	HiLink cvsDir		cvsFile
+	HiLink cvsFile		Constant
+	HiLink cvsFiles		cvsCom
+	HiLink cvsTag		cvsCom
+	HiLink cvsCom		Statement
+
+	delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "cvs"