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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Configuration File (ini file) for MSDOS/MS Windows
+" Maintainer:	Sean M. McKee <mckee@misslink.net>
+" Last Change:	2001 May 09
+" Version Info: @(#)dosini.vim	1.6	97/12/15 08:54:12
+
+" 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
+
+" shut case off
+syn case ignore
+
+syn match  dosiniLabel		"^.\{-}="
+syn region dosiniHeader		start="\[" end="\]"
+syn match  dosiniComment	"^;.*$"
+
+" 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_dosini_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_dosini_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+	HiLink dosiniHeader	Special
+	HiLink dosiniComment	Comment
+	HiLink dosiniLabel	Type
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "dosini"
+
+" vim:ts=8