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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Perl
+" Maintainer:	Nick Hibma <n_hibma@van-laarhoven.org>
+" Last Change:	2004 May 16
+" Location:	http://www.van-laarhoven.org/vim/syntax/perl.vim
+"
+" Please download most recent version first before mailing
+" any comments.
+" See also the file perl.vim.regression.pl to check whether your
+" modifications work in the most odd cases
+" http://www.van-laarhoven.org/vim/syntax/perl.vim.regression.pl
+"
+" Original version: Sonia Heimann <niania@netsurf.org>
+" Thanks to many people for their contribution.
+
+" The following parameters are available for tuning the
+" perl syntax highlighting, with defaults given:
+"
+" unlet perl_include_pod
+" unlet perl_want_scope_in_variables
+" unlet perl_extended_vars
+" unlet perl_string_as_statement
+" unlet perl_no_sync_on_sub
+" unlet perl_no_sync_on_global_var
+" let perl_sync_dist = 100
+" unlet perl_fold
+" unlet perl_fold_blocks
+
+" Remove any old syntax stuff that was loaded (5.x) or quit when a syntax file
+" was already loaded (6.x).
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Unset perl_fold if it set but vim doesn't support it.
+if version < 600 && exists("perl_fold")
+  unlet perl_fold
+endif
+
+
+" POD starts with ^=<word> and ends with ^=cut
+
+if exists("perl_include_pod")
+  " Include a while extra syntax file
+  syn include @Pod syntax/pod.vim
+  unlet b:current_syntax
+  if exists("perl_fold")
+    syn region perlPOD start="^=[a-z]" end="^=cut" contains=@Pod,perlTodo keepend fold
+    syn region perlPOD start="^=cut" end="^=cut" contains=perlTodo keepend fold
+  else
+    syn region perlPOD start="^=[a-z]" end="^=cut" contains=@Pod,perlTodo keepend
+    syn region perlPOD start="^=cut" end="^=cut" contains=perlTodo keepend
+  endif
+else
+  " Use only the bare minimum of rules
+  if exists("perl_fold")
+    syn region perlPOD start="^=[a-z]" end="^=cut" fold
+  else
+    syn region perlPOD start="^=[a-z]" end="^=cut"
+  endif
+endif
+
+
+" All keywords
+"
+if exists("perl_fold") && exists("perl_fold_blocks")
+  syn match perlConditional		"\<if\>"
+  syn match perlConditional		"\<elsif\>"
+  syn match perlConditional		"\<unless\>"
+  syn match perlConditional		"\<else\>" nextgroup=perlElseIfError skipwhite skipnl skipempty
+else
+  syn keyword perlConditional		if elsif unless
+  syn keyword perlConditional		else nextgroup=perlElseIfError skipwhite skipnl skipempty
+endif
+syn keyword perlConditional		switch eq ne gt lt ge le cmp not and or xor err
+if exists("perl_fold") && exists("perl_fold_blocks")
+  syn match perlRepeat			"\<while\>"
+  syn match perlRepeat			"\<for\>"
+  syn match perlRepeat			"\<foreach\>"
+  syn match perlRepeat			"\<do\>"
+  syn match perlRepeat			"\<until\>"
+  syn match perlRepeat			"\<continue\>"
+else
+  syn keyword perlRepeat		while for foreach do until continue
+endif
+syn keyword perlOperator		defined undef and or not bless ref
+if exists("perl_fold")
+  " if BEGIN/END is a keyword the perlBEGINENDFold does not work
+  syn match perlControl			"\<BEGIN\>" contained
+  syn match perlControl			"\<END\>" contained
+else
+  syn keyword perlControl		BEGIN END
+endif
+
+syn keyword perlStatementStorage	my local our
+syn keyword perlStatementControl	goto return last next redo
+syn keyword perlStatementScalar		chomp chop chr crypt index lc lcfirst length ord pack reverse rindex sprintf substr uc ucfirst
+syn keyword perlStatementRegexp		pos quotemeta split study
+syn keyword perlStatementNumeric	abs atan2 cos exp hex int log oct rand sin sqrt srand
+syn keyword perlStatementList		splice unshift shift push pop split join reverse grep map sort unpack
+syn keyword perlStatementHash		each exists keys values tie tied untie
+syn keyword perlStatementIOfunc		carp confess croak dbmclose dbmopen die syscall
+syn keyword perlStatementFiledesc	binmode close closedir eof fileno getc lstat print printf readdir readline readpipe rewinddir select stat tell telldir write nextgroup=perlFiledescStatementNocomma skipwhite
+syn keyword perlStatementFiledesc	fcntl flock ioctl open opendir read seek seekdir sysopen sysread sysseek syswrite truncate nextgroup=perlFiledescStatementComma skipwhite
+syn keyword perlStatementVector		pack vec
+syn keyword perlStatementFiles		chdir chmod chown chroot glob link mkdir readlink rename rmdir symlink umask unlink utime
+syn match   perlStatementFiles		"-[rwxoRWXOezsfdlpSbctugkTBMAC]\>"
+syn keyword perlStatementFlow		caller die dump eval exit wantarray
+syn keyword perlStatementInclude	require
+syn match   perlStatementInclude	"\(use\|no\)\s\+\(integer\>\|strict\>\|lib\>\|sigtrap\>\|subs\>\|vars\>\|warnings\>\|utf8\>\|byte\>\)\="
+syn keyword perlStatementScope		import
+syn keyword perlStatementProc		alarm exec fork getpgrp getppid getpriority kill pipe setpgrp setpriority sleep system times wait waitpid
+syn keyword perlStatementSocket		accept bind connect getpeername getsockname getsockopt listen recv send setsockopt shutdown socket socketpair
+syn keyword perlStatementIPC		msgctl msgget msgrcv msgsnd semctl semget semop shmctl shmget shmread shmwrite
+syn keyword perlStatementNetwork	endhostent endnetent endprotoent endservent gethostbyaddr gethostbyname gethostent getnetbyaddr getnetbyname getnetent getprotobyname getprotobynumber getprotoent getservbyname getservbyport getservent sethostent setnetent setprotoent setservent
+syn keyword perlStatementPword		getpwuid getpwnam getpwent setpwent endpwent getgrent getgrgid getlogin getgrnam setgrent endgrent
+syn keyword perlStatementTime		gmtime localtime time times
+
+syn keyword perlStatementMisc		warn formline reset scalar delete prototype lock
+syn keyword perlStatementNew		new
+
+syn keyword perlTodo			TODO TBD FIXME XXX contained
+
+" Perl Identifiers.
+"
+" Should be cleaned up to better handle identifiers in particular situations
+" (in hash keys for example)
+"
+" Plain identifiers: $foo, @foo, $#foo, %foo, &foo and dereferences $$foo, @$foo, etc.
+" We do not process complex things such as @{${"foo"}}. Too complicated, and
+" too slow. And what is after the -> is *not* considered as part of the
+" variable - there again, too complicated and too slow.
+
+" Special variables first ($^A, ...) and ($|, $', ...)
+syn match  perlVarPlain		 "$^[ADEFHILMOPSTWX]\="
+syn match  perlVarPlain		 "$[\\\"\[\]'&`+*.,;=%~!?@$<>(-]"
+syn match  perlVarPlain		 "$\(0\|[1-9][0-9]*\)"
+" Same as above, but avoids confusion in $::foo (equivalent to $main::foo)
+syn match  perlVarPlain		 "$:[^:]"
+" These variables are not recognized within matches.
+syn match  perlVarNotInMatches	 "$[|)]"
+" This variable is not recognized within matches delimited by m//.
+syn match  perlVarSlash		 "$/"
+
+" And plain identifiers
+syn match  perlPackageRef	 "\(\h\w*\)\=\(::\|'\)\I"me=e-1 contained
+
+" To highlight packages in variables as a scope reference - i.e. in $pack::var,
+" pack:: is a scope, just set "perl_want_scope_in_variables"
+" If you *want* complex things like @{${"foo"}} to be processed,
+" just set the variable "perl_extended_vars"...
+
+" FIXME value between {} should be marked as string. is treated as such by Perl.
+" At the moment it is marked as something greyish instead of read. Probably todo
+" with transparency. Or maybe we should handle the bare word in that case. or make it into
+
+if exists("perl_want_scope_in_variables")
+  syn match  perlVarPlain	"\\\=\([@%$]\|\$#\)\$*\(\I\i*\)\=\(\(::\|'\)\I\i*\)*\>" contains=perlPackageRef nextgroup=perlVarMember,perlVarSimpleMember,perlMethod
+  syn match  perlFunctionName	"\\\=&\$*\(\I\i*\)\=\(\(::\|'\)\I\i*\)*\>" contains=perlPackageRef nextgroup=perlVarMember,perlVarSimpleMember
+else
+  syn match  perlVarPlain	"\\\=\([@%$]\|\$#\)\$*\(\I\i*\)\=\(\(::\|'\)\I\i*\)*\>" nextgroup=perlVarMember,perlVarSimpleMember,perlMethod
+  syn match  perlFunctionName	"\\\=&\$*\(\I\i*\)\=\(\(::\|'\)\I\i*\)*\>" nextgroup=perlVarMember,perlVarSimpleMember
+endif
+
+if exists("perl_extended_vars")
+  syn cluster perlExpr		contains=perlStatementScalar,perlStatementRegexp,perlStatementNumeric,perlStatementList,perlStatementHash,perlStatementFiles,perlStatementTime,perlStatementMisc,perlVarPlain,perlVarNotInMatches,perlVarSlash,perlVarBlock,perlShellCommand,perlFloat,perlNumber,perlStringUnexpanded,perlString,perlQQ
+  syn region perlVarBlock	matchgroup=perlVarPlain start="\($#\|[@%$]\)\$*{" skip="\\}" end="}" contains=@perlExpr nextgroup=perlVarMember,perlVarSimpleMember
+  syn region perlVarBlock	matchgroup=perlVarPlain start="&\$*{" skip="\\}" end="}" contains=@perlExpr
+  syn match  perlVarPlain	"\\\=\(\$#\|[@%&$]\)\$*{\I\i*}" nextgroup=perlVarMember,perlVarSimpleMember
+  syn region perlVarMember	matchgroup=perlVarPlain start="\(->\)\={" skip="\\}" end="}" contained contains=@perlExpr nextgroup=perlVarMember,perlVarSimpleMember
+  syn match  perlVarSimpleMember	"\(->\)\={\I\i*}" nextgroup=perlVarMember,perlVarSimpleMember contains=perlVarSimpleMemberName contained
+  syn match  perlVarSimpleMemberName	"\I\i*" contained
+  syn region perlVarMember	matchgroup=perlVarPlain start="\(->\)\=\[" skip="\\]" end="]" contained contains=@perlExpr nextgroup=perlVarMember,perlVarSimpleMember
+  syn match  perlMethod		"\(->\)\I\i*" contained
+endif
+
+" File Descriptors
+syn match  perlFiledescRead	"[<]\h\w\+[>]"
+
+syn match  perlFiledescStatementComma	"(\=\s*\u\w*\s*,"me=e-1 transparent contained contains=perlFiledescStatement
+syn match  perlFiledescStatementNocomma "(\=\s*\u\w*\s*[^, \t]"me=e-1 transparent contained contains=perlFiledescStatement
+
+syn match  perlFiledescStatement	"\u\w*" contained
+
+" Special characters in strings and matches
+syn match  perlSpecialString	"\\\(\d\+\|[xX]\x\+\|c\u\|.\)" contained
+syn match  perlSpecialStringU	"\\['\\]" contained
+syn match  perlSpecialMatch	"{\d\(,\d\)\=}" contained
+syn match  perlSpecialMatch	"\[\(\]\|-\)\=[^\[\]]*\(\[\|\-\)\=\]" contained
+syn match  perlSpecialMatch	"[+*()?.]" contained
+syn match  perlSpecialMatch	"(?[#:=!]" contained
+syn match  perlSpecialMatch	"(?[imsx]\+)" contained
+" FIXME the line below does not work. It should mark end of line and
+" begin of line as perlSpecial.
+" syn match perlSpecialBEOM    "^\^\|\$$" contained
+
+" Possible errors
+"
+" Highlight lines with only whitespace (only in blank delimited here documents) as errors
+syn match  perlNotEmptyLine	"^\s\+$" contained
+" Highlight '} else if (...) {', it should be '} else { if (...) { ' or
+" '} elsif (...) {'.
+"syn keyword perlElseIfError	if contained
+
+" Variable interpolation
+"
+" These items are interpolated inside "" strings and similar constructs.
+syn cluster perlInterpDQ	contains=perlSpecialString,perlVarPlain,perlVarNotInMatches,perlVarSlash,perlVarBlock
+" These items are interpolated inside '' strings and similar constructs.
+syn cluster perlInterpSQ	contains=perlSpecialStringU
+" These items are interpolated inside m// matches and s/// substitutions.
+syn cluster perlInterpSlash	contains=perlSpecialString,perlSpecialMatch,perlVarPlain,perlVarBlock,perlSpecialBEOM
+" These items are interpolated inside m## matches and s### substitutions.
+syn cluster perlInterpMatch	contains=@perlInterpSlash,perlVarSlash
+
+" Shell commands
+syn region  perlShellCommand	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start="`" end="`" contains=@perlInterpDQ
+
+" Constants
+"
+" Numbers
+syn match  perlNumber	"[-+]\=\(\<\d[[:digit:]_]*L\=\>\|0[xX]\x[[:xdigit:]_]*\>\)"
+syn match  perlFloat	"[-+]\=\<\d[[:digit:]_]*[eE][\-+]\=\d\+"
+syn match  perlFloat	"[-+]\=\<\d[[:digit:]_]*\.[[:digit:]_]*\([eE][\-+]\=\d\+\)\="
+syn match  perlFloat	"[-+]\=\<\.[[:digit:]_]\+\([eE][\-+]\=\d\+\)\="
+
+
+" Simple version of searches and matches
+" caters for m//, m##, m{} and m[] (and the !/ variant)
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+[m!]/+ end=+/[cgimosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpSlash
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+[m!]#+ end=+#[cgimosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpMatch
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+[m!]{+ end=+}[cgimosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpMatch
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+[m!]\[+ end=+\][cgimosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpMatch
+
+" A special case for m!!x which allows for comments and extra whitespace in the pattern
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+[m!]!+ end=+![cgimosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpSlash,perlComment
+
+" Below some hacks to recognise the // variant. This is virtually impossible to catch in all
+" cases as the / is used in so many other ways, but these should be the most obvious ones.
+"syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+^split /+lc=5 start=+[^$@%]\<split /+lc=6 start=+^if /+lc=2 start=+[^$@%]if /+lc=3 start=+[!=]\~\s*/+lc=2 start=+[(~]/+lc=1 start=+\.\./+lc=2 start=+\s/[^= \t0-9$@%]+lc=1,me=e-1,rs=e-1 start=+^/+ skip=+\\/+ end=+/[cgimosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpSlash
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+^split /+lc=5 start=+[^$@%]\<split /+lc=6 start=+^while /+lc=5 start=+[^$@%]while /+lc=6 start=+^if /+lc=2 start=+[^$@%]if /+lc=3 start=+[!=]\~\s*/+lc=2 start=+[(~]/+lc=1 start=+\.\./+lc=2 start=+\s/[^= \t0-9$@%]+lc=1,me=e-1,rs=e-1 start=+^/+ skip=+\\/+ end=+/[cgimosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpSlash
+
+
+" Substitutions
+" caters for s///, s### and s[][]
+" perlMatch is the first part, perlSubstitution* is the substitution part
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<s'+  end=+'+me=e-1 contains=@perlInterpSQ nextgroup=perlSubstitutionSQ
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<s"+  end=+"+me=e-1 contains=@perlInterpMatch nextgroup=perlSubstitutionDQ
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<s/+  end=+/+me=e-1 contains=@perlInterpSlash nextgroup=perlSubstitutionSlash
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<s#+  end=+#+me=e-1 contains=@perlInterpMatch nextgroup=perlSubstitutionHash
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<s\[+ end=+\]+ contains=@perlInterpMatch nextgroup=perlSubstitutionBracket skipwhite skipempty skipnl
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<s{+ end=+}+ contains=@perlInterpMatch nextgroup=perlSubstitutionCurly skipwhite skipempty skipnl
+syn region perlSubstitutionSQ		matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+'+  end=+'[ecgimosx]*+ contained contains=@perlInterpSQ
+syn region perlSubstitutionDQ		matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+"+  end=+"[ecgimosx]*+ contained contains=@perlInterpDQ
+syn region perlSubstitutionSlash	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+/+  end=+/[ecgimosx]*+ contained contains=@perlInterpDQ
+syn region perlSubstitutionHash		matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+#+  end=+#[ecgimosx]*+ contained contains=@perlInterpDQ
+syn region perlSubstitutionBracket	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\[+ end=+\][ecgimosx]*+ contained contains=@perlInterpDQ
+syn region perlSubstitutionCurly	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+{+  end=+}[ecgimosx]*+ contained contains=@perlInterpDQ
+
+" A special case for m!!x which allows for comments and extra whitespace in the pattern
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<s!+ end=+!+me=e-1 contains=@perlInterpSlash,perlComment nextgroup=perlSubstitutionPling
+syn region perlSubstitutionPling	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+!+ end=+![ecgimosx]*+ contained contains=@perlInterpDQ
+
+" Substitutions
+" caters for tr///, tr### and tr[][]
+" perlMatch is the first part, perlTranslation* is the second, translator part.
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<\(tr\|y\)'+ end=+'+me=e-1 contains=@perlInterpSQ nextgroup=perlTranslationSQ
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<\(tr\|y\)"+ end=+"+me=e-1 contains=@perlInterpSQ nextgroup=perlTranslationDQ
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<\(tr\|y\)/+ end=+/+me=e-1 contains=@perlInterpSQ nextgroup=perlTranslationSlash
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<\(tr\|y\)#+ end=+#+me=e-1 contains=@perlInterpSQ nextgroup=perlTranslationHash
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<\(tr\|y\)\[+ end=+\]+ contains=@perlInterpSQ nextgroup=perlTranslationBracket skipwhite skipempty skipnl
+syn region perlMatch	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\<\(tr\|y\){+ end=+}+ contains=@perlInterpSQ nextgroup=perlTranslationCurly skipwhite skipempty skipnl
+syn region perlTranslationSQ		matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+'+ end=+'[cds]*+ contained
+syn region perlTranslationDQ		matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+"+ end=+"[cds]*+ contained
+syn region perlTranslationSlash		matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+/+ end=+/[cds]*+ contained
+syn region perlTranslationHash		matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+#+ end=+#[cds]*+ contained
+syn region perlTranslationBracket	matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+\[+ end=+\][cds]*+ contained
+syn region perlTranslationCurly		matchgroup=perlMatchStartEnd start=+{+ end=+}[cds]*+ contained
+
+
+" The => operator forces a bareword to the left of it to be interpreted as
+" a string
+syn match  perlString "\<\I\i*\s*=>"me=e-2
+
+" Strings and q, qq, qw and qr expressions
+
+" Brackets in qq()
+syn region perlBrackets	start=+(+ end=+)+ contained transparent contains=perlBrackets,@perlStringSQ
+
+syn region perlStringUnexpanded	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start="'" end="'" contains=@perlInterpSQ
+syn region perlString		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+"+  end=+"+ contains=@perlInterpDQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<q#+ end=+#+ contains=@perlInterpSQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<q|+ end=+|+ contains=@perlInterpSQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<q(+ end=+)+ contains=@perlInterpSQ,perlBrackets
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<q{+ end=+}+ contains=@perlInterpSQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<q/+ end=+/+ contains=@perlInterpSQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<q[qx]#+ end=+#+ contains=@perlInterpDQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<q[qx]|+ end=+|+ contains=@perlInterpDQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<q[qx](+ end=+)+ contains=@perlInterpDQ,perlBrackets
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<q[qx]{+ end=+}+ contains=@perlInterpDQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<q[qx]/+ end=+/+ contains=@perlInterpDQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<qw#+  end=+#+ contains=@perlInterpSQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<qw|+  end=+|+ contains=@perlInterpSQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<qw(+  end=+)+ contains=@perlInterpSQ,perlBrackets
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<qw{+  end=+}+ contains=@perlInterpSQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<qw/+  end=+/+ contains=@perlInterpSQ
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<qr#+  end=+#[imosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpMatch
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<qr|+  end=+|[imosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpMatch
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<qr(+  end=+)[imosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpMatch
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<qr{+  end=+}[imosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpMatch
+syn region perlQQ		matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+\<qr/+  end=+/[imosx]*+ contains=@perlInterpSlash
+
+" Constructs such as print <<EOF [...] EOF, 'here' documents
+"
+if version >= 600
+  " XXX Any statements after the identifier are in perlString colour (i.e.
+  " 'if $a' in 'print <<EOF if $a').
+  if exists("perl_fold")
+    syn region perlHereDoc	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\z(\I\i*\)+    end=+^\z1$+ contains=@perlInterpDQ fold
+    syn region perlHereDoc	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\s*"\z(.\{-}\)"+ end=+^\z1$+ contains=@perlInterpDQ fold
+    syn region perlHereDoc	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\s*'\z(.\{-}\)'+ end=+^\z1$+ contains=@perlInterpSQ fold
+    syn region perlHereDoc	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\s*""+         end=+^$+    contains=@perlInterpDQ,perlNotEmptyLine fold
+    syn region perlHereDoc	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\s*''+         end=+^$+    contains=@perlInterpSQ,perlNotEmptyLine fold
+    syn region perlAutoload	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<['"]\z(END_\(SUB\|OF_FUNC\|OF_AUTOLOAD\)\)['"]+ end=+^\z1$+ contains=ALL fold
+  else
+    syn region perlHereDoc	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\z(\I\i*\)+    end=+^\z1$+ contains=@perlInterpDQ
+    syn region perlHereDoc	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\s*"\z(.\{-}\)"+ end=+^\z1$+ contains=@perlInterpDQ
+    syn region perlHereDoc	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\s*'\z(.\{-}\)'+ end=+^\z1$+ contains=@perlInterpSQ
+    syn region perlHereDoc	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\s*""+         end=+^$+    contains=@perlInterpDQ,perlNotEmptyLine
+    syn region perlHereDoc	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\s*''+         end=+^$+    contains=@perlInterpSQ,perlNotEmptyLine
+    syn region perlAutoload	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\(['"]\|\)\z(END_\(SUB\|OF_FUNC\|OF_AUTOLOAD\)\)\1+ end=+^\z1$+ contains=ALL
+  endif
+else
+  syn match perlUntilEOFStart	"<<EOF.*"lc=5 nextgroup=perlUntilEOFDQ skipnl transparent
+  syn match perlUntilEOFStart	"<<\s*\"EOF\".*" nextgroup=perlUntilEOFDQ skipnl transparent
+  syn match perlUntilEOFStart	"<<\s*'EOF'.*" nextgroup=perlUntilEOFSQ skipnl transparent
+  syn match perlUntilEOFStart	"<<\s*\"\".*" nextgroup=perlUntilEmptyDQ skipnl transparent
+  syn match perlUntilEOFStart	"<<\s*''.*" nextgroup=perlUntilEmptySQ skipnl transparent
+  syn region perlUntilEOFDQ	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=++ end="^EOF$" contains=@perlInterpDQ contained
+  syn region perlUntilEOFSQ	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=++ end="^EOF$" contains=@perlInterpSQ contained
+  syn region perlUntilEmptySQ	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=++ end="^$" contains=@perlInterpDQ,perlNotEmptyLine contained
+  syn region perlUntilEmptyDQ	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=++ end="^$" contains=@perlInterpSQ,perlNotEmptyLine contained
+  syn match perlHereIdentifier	"<<EOF"
+  syn region perlAutoload	matchgroup=perlStringStartEnd start=+<<\(['"]\|\)\(END_\(SUB\|OF_FUNC\|OF_AUTOLOAD\)\)\1+ end=+^\(END_\(SUB\|OF_FUNC\|OF_AUTOLOAD\)\)$+ contains=ALL
+endif
+
+
+" Class declarations
+"
+syn match  perlPackageDecl	"^\s*\<package\s\+\S\+" contains=perlStatementPackage
+syn keyword perlStatementPackage	package contained
+
+" Functions
+"       sub [name] [(prototype)] {
+"
+syn region perlFunction		start="\s*\<sub\>" end="[;{]"he=e-1 contains=perlStatementSub,perlFunctionPrototype,perlFunctionPRef,perlFunctionName,perlComment
+syn keyword perlStatementSub	sub contained
+
+syn match  perlFunctionPrototype	"([^)]*)" contained
+if exists("perl_want_scope_in_variables")
+   syn match  perlFunctionPRef	"\h\w*::" contained
+   syn match  perlFunctionName	"\h\w*[^:]" contained
+else
+   syn match  perlFunctionName	"\h[[:alnum:]_:]*" contained
+endif
+
+
+" All other # are comments, except ^#!
+syn match  perlComment		"#.*" contains=perlTodo
+syn match  perlSharpBang	"^#!.*"
+
+" Formats
+syn region perlFormat		matchgroup=perlStatementIOFunc start="^\s*\<format\s\+\k\+\s*=\s*$"rs=s+6 end="^\s*\.\s*$" contains=perlFormatName,perlFormatField,perlVarPlain
+syn match  perlFormatName	"format\s\+\k\+\s*="lc=7,me=e-1 contained
+syn match  perlFormatField	"[@^][|<>~]\+\(\.\.\.\)\=" contained
+syn match  perlFormatField	"[@^]#[#.]*" contained
+syn match  perlFormatField	"@\*" contained
+syn match  perlFormatField	"@[^A-Za-z_|<>~#*]"me=e-1 contained
+syn match  perlFormatField	"@$" contained
+
+" __END__ and __DATA__ clauses
+if exists("perl_fold")
+  syntax region perlDATA		start="^__\(DATA\|END\)__$" skip="." end="." contains=perlPOD,@perlDATA fold
+else
+  syntax region perlDATA		start="^__\(DATA\|END\)__$" skip="." end="." contains=perlPOD,@perlDATA
+endif
+
+
+"
+" Folding
+
+if exists("perl_fold")
+  syn region perlPackageFold start="^package \S\+;$" end="^1;$" end="\n\+package"me=s-1 transparent fold keepend
+  syn region perlSubFold     start="^\z(\s*\)\<sub\>.*[^};]$" end="^\z1}\s*$" end="^\z1}\s*\#.*$" transparent fold keepend
+  syn region perlBEGINENDFold start="^\z(\s*\)\<\(BEGIN\|END\)\>.*[^};]$" end="^\z1}\s*$" transparent fold keepend
+
+  if exists("perl_fold_blocks")
+    syn region perlIfFold start="^\z(\s*\)\(if\|unless\|for\|while\|until\)\s*(.*)\s*{\s*$" start="^\z(\s*\)foreach\s*\(\(my\|our\)\=\s*\S\+\s*\)\=(.*)\s*{\s*$" end="^\z1}\s*;\=$" transparent fold keepend
+    syn region perlIfFold start="^\z(\s*\)do\s*{\s*$" end="^\z1}\s*while" end="^\z1}\s*;\=$" transparent fold keepend
+  endif
+
+  setlocal foldmethod=syntax
+  syn sync fromstart
+else
+  " fromstart above seems to set minlines even if perl_fold is not set.
+  syn sync minlines=0
+endif
+
+
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_perl_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_perl_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  " The default highlighting.
+  HiLink perlSharpBang		PreProc
+  HiLink perlControl		PreProc
+  HiLink perlInclude		Include
+  HiLink perlSpecial		Special
+  HiLink perlString		String
+  HiLink perlCharacter		Character
+  HiLink perlNumber		Number
+  HiLink perlFloat		Float
+  HiLink perlType		Type
+  HiLink perlIdentifier		Identifier
+  HiLink perlLabel		Label
+  HiLink perlStatement		Statement
+  HiLink perlConditional	Conditional
+  HiLink perlRepeat		Repeat
+  HiLink perlOperator		Operator
+  HiLink perlFunction		Function
+  HiLink perlFunctionPrototype	perlFunction
+  HiLink perlComment		Comment
+  HiLink perlTodo		Todo
+  if exists("perl_string_as_statement")
+    HiLink perlStringStartEnd	perlStatement
+  else
+    HiLink perlStringStartEnd	perlString
+  endif
+  HiLink perlList		perlStatement
+  HiLink perlMisc		perlStatement
+  HiLink perlVarPlain		perlIdentifier
+  HiLink perlFiledescRead	perlIdentifier
+  HiLink perlFiledescStatement	perlIdentifier
+  HiLink perlVarSimpleMember	perlIdentifier
+  HiLink perlVarSimpleMemberName perlString
+  HiLink perlVarNotInMatches	perlIdentifier
+  HiLink perlVarSlash		perlIdentifier
+  HiLink perlQQ			perlString
+  if version >= 600
+    HiLink perlHereDoc		perlString
+  else
+    HiLink perlHereIdentifier	perlStringStartEnd
+    HiLink perlUntilEOFDQ	perlString
+    HiLink perlUntilEOFSQ	perlString
+    HiLink perlUntilEmptyDQ	perlString
+    HiLink perlUntilEmptySQ	perlString
+    HiLink perlUntilEOF		perlString
+  endif
+  HiLink perlStringUnexpanded	perlString
+  HiLink perlSubstitutionSQ	perlString
+  HiLink perlSubstitutionDQ	perlString
+  HiLink perlSubstitutionSlash	perlString
+  HiLink perlSubstitutionHash	perlString
+  HiLink perlSubstitutionBracket perlString
+  HiLink perlSubstitutionCurly 	perlString
+  HiLink perlSubstitutionPling	perlString
+  HiLink perlTranslationSlash	perlString
+  HiLink perlTranslationHash	perlString
+  HiLink perlTranslationBracket	perlString
+  HiLink perlTranslationCurly	perlString
+  HiLink perlMatch		perlString
+  HiLink perlMatchStartEnd	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlFormatName		perlIdentifier
+  HiLink perlFormatField	perlString
+  HiLink perlPackageDecl	perlType
+  HiLink perlStorageClass	perlType
+  HiLink perlPackageRef		perlType
+  HiLink perlStatementPackage	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementSub	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementStorage	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementControl	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementScalar	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementRegexp	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementNumeric	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementList	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementHash	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementIOfunc	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementFiledesc	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementVector	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementFiles	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementFlow	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementScope	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementInclude	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementProc	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementSocket	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementIPC	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementNetwork	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementPword	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementTime	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementMisc	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlStatementNew	perlStatement
+  HiLink perlFunctionName	perlIdentifier
+  HiLink perlMethod		perlIdentifier
+  HiLink perlFunctionPRef	perlType
+  HiLink perlPOD		perlComment
+  HiLink perlShellCommand	perlString
+  HiLink perlSpecialAscii	perlSpecial
+  HiLink perlSpecialDollar	perlSpecial
+  HiLink perlSpecialString	perlSpecial
+  HiLink perlSpecialStringU	perlSpecial
+  HiLink perlSpecialMatch	perlSpecial
+  HiLink perlSpecialBEOM	perlSpecial
+  HiLink perlDATA		perlComment
+
+  HiLink perlBrackets		Error
+
+  " Possible errors
+  HiLink perlNotEmptyLine	Error
+  HiLink perlElseIfError	Error
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+" Syncing to speed up processing
+"
+if !exists("perl_no_sync_on_sub")
+  syn sync match perlSync	grouphere NONE "^\s*\<package\s"
+  syn sync match perlSync	grouphere perlFunction "^\s*\<sub\s"
+  syn sync match perlSync	grouphere NONE "^}"
+endif
+
+if !exists("perl_no_sync_on_global_var")
+  syn sync match perlSync	grouphere NONE "^$\I[[:alnum:]_:]+\s*=\s*{"
+  syn sync match perlSync	grouphere NONE "^[@%]\I[[:alnum:]_:]+\s*=\s*("
+endif
+
+if exists("perl_sync_dist")
+  execute "syn sync maxlines=" . perl_sync_dist
+else
+  syn sync maxlines=100
+endif
+
+syn sync match perlSyncPOD	grouphere perlPOD "^=pod"
+syn sync match perlSyncPOD	grouphere perlPOD "^=head"
+syn sync match perlSyncPOD	grouphere perlPOD "^=item"
+syn sync match perlSyncPOD	grouphere NONE "^=cut"
+
+let b:current_syntax = "perl"
+
+" vim: ts=8