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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	exports
+" Maintainer:	Dr. Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <NdrOchipS@PcampbellAfamily.Mbiz>
+" Last Change:	Sep 02, 2003
+" Version:	3
+" Notes:		This file includes both SysV and BSD 'isms
+" URL:	http://www.erols.com/astronaut/vim/index.html#vimlinks_syntax
+
+" 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
+
+" Options: -word
+syn keyword exportsKeyOptions contained	alldirs	nohide	ro	wsync
+syn keyword exportsKeyOptions contained	kerb	o	rw
+syn match exportsOptError contained	"[a-z]\+"
+
+" Settings: word=
+syn keyword exportsKeySettings contained	access	anon	root	rw
+syn match exportsSetError contained	"[a-z]\+"
+
+" OptSet: -word=
+syn keyword exportsKeyOptSet contained	mapall	maproot	mask	network
+syn match exportsOptSetError contained	"[a-z]\+"
+
+" options and settings
+syn match exportsSettings	"[a-z]\+="  contains=exportsKeySettings,exportsSetError
+syn match exportsOptions	"-[a-z]\+"  contains=exportsKeyOptions,exportsOptError
+syn match exportsOptSet	"-[a-z]\+=" contains=exportsKeyOptSet,exportsOptSetError
+
+" Separators
+syn match exportsSeparator	"[,:]"
+
+" comments
+syn match exportsComment	"^\s*#.*$"	contains=@Spell
+
+" 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_exports_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_exports_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink exportsKeyOptSet	exportsKeySettings
+  HiLink exportsOptSet	exportsSettings
+
+  HiLink exportsComment	Comment
+  HiLink exportsKeyOptions	Type
+  HiLink exportsKeySettings	Keyword
+  HiLink exportsOptions	Constant
+  HiLink exportsSeparator	Constant
+  HiLink exportsSettings	Constant
+
+  HiLink exportsOptError	Error
+  HiLink exportsOptSetError	Error
+  HiLink exportsSetError	Error
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "exports"
+" vim: ts=10