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+" Vim syntax support file
+" Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
+" Last Change:	2001 Jun 04
+
+" This file is used for ":syntax manual".
+" It installs the Syntax autocommands, but no the FileType autocommands.
+
+if !has("syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Load the Syntax autocommands and set the default methods for highlighting.
+if !exists("syntax_on")
+  so <sfile>:p:h/synload.vim
+endif
+
+let syntax_manual = 1
+
+" Remove the connection between FileType and Syntax autocommands.
+silent! au! syntaxset FileType
+
+" If the GUI is already running, may still need to install the FileType menu.
+if has("gui_running") && !exists("did_install_syntax_menu")
+  source $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim
+endif