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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Procmail definition file
+" Maintainer:	Melchior FRANZ <mfranz@aon.at>
+" Last Change:	2003 Aug 14
+" Author:	Sonia Heimann
+
+" 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
+
+syn match   procmailComment      "#.*$" contains=procmailTodo
+syn keyword   procmailTodo      contained Todo TBD
+
+syn region  procmailString       start=+"+  skip=+\\"+  end=+"+
+syn region  procmailString       start=+'+  skip=+\\'+  end=+'+
+
+syn region procmailVarDeclRegion start="^\s*[a-zA-Z0-9_]\+\s*="hs=e-1 skip=+\\$+ end=+$+ contains=procmailVar,procmailVarDecl,procmailString
+syn match procmailVarDecl contained "^\s*[a-zA-Z0-9_]\+"
+syn match procmailVar "$[a-zA-Z0-9_]\+"
+
+syn match procmailCondition contained "^\s*\*.*"
+
+syn match procmailActionFolder contained "^\s*[-_a-zA-Z0-9/]\+"
+syn match procmailActionVariable contained "^\s*$[a-zA-Z_]\+"
+syn region procmailActionForward start=+^\s*!+ skip=+\\$+ end=+$+
+syn region procmailActionPipe start=+^\s*|+ skip=+\\$+ end=+$+
+syn region procmailActionNested start=+^\s*{+ end=+^\s*}+ contains=procmailRecipe,procmailComment,procmailVarDeclRegion
+
+syn region procmailRecipe start=+^\s*:.*$+ end=+^\s*\($\|}\)+me=e-1 contains=procmailComment,procmailCondition,procmailActionFolder,procmailActionVariable,procmailActionForward,procmailActionPipe,procmailActionNested,procmailVarDeclRegion
+
+" 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_procmail_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_procmail_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink procmailComment Comment
+  HiLink procmailTodo    Todo
+
+  HiLink procmailRecipe   Statement
+  "HiLink procmailCondition   Statement
+
+  HiLink procmailActionFolder	procmailAction
+  HiLink procmailActionVariable procmailAction
+  HiLink procmailActionForward	procmailAction
+  HiLink procmailActionPipe	procmailAction
+  HiLink procmailAction		Function
+  HiLink procmailVar		Identifier
+  HiLink procmailVarDecl	Identifier
+
+  HiLink procmailString String
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "procmail"
+
+" vim: ts=8