diff --git a/runtime/syntax/cvsrc.vim b/runtime/syntax/cvsrc.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	    CVS RC File
+" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
+" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/syntax/pcp/cvsrc/
+" Latest Revision:  2004-05-06
+" arch-tag:	    1910f2a8-66f4-4dde-9d1a-297566934535
+
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" strings
+syn region  cvsrcString	    start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\\\"+ end=+"\|$+
+syn region  cvsrcString	    start=+'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\\\'+ end=+'\|$+
+
+" numbers
+syn match   cvsrcNumber	    "\<\d\+\>"
+
+" commands
+syn match   cvsrcBegin	    "^" nextgroup=cvsrcCommand skipwhite
+
+syn region  cvsrcCommand    contained transparent matchgroup=cvsrcCommand start="add\|admin\|checkout\|commit\|cvs\|diff\|export\|history\|import\|init\|log\|rdiff\|release\|remove\|rtag\|status\|tag\|update" end="$" contains=cvsrcOption,cvsrcString,cvsrcNumber keepend
+
+" options
+syn match   cvsrcOption	    "-\a\+"
+
+" 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_cvsrc_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_cvsrc_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink cvsrcString	String
+  HiLink cvsrcNumber	Number
+  HiLink cvsrcCommand	Keyword
+  HiLink cvsrcOption	Identifier
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "cvsrc"
+
+" vim: set sts=2 sw=2: