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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	RCS log output
+" Maintainer:	Joe Karthauser <joe@freebsd.org>
+" Last Change:	2001 May 09
+
+" 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 rcslogRevision	"^revision.*$"
+syn match rcslogFile		"^RCS file:.*"
+syn match rcslogDate		"^date: .*$"
+
+" 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_rcslog_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_rcslog_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink rcslogFile		Type
+  HiLink rcslogRevision	Constant
+  HiLink rcslogDate		Identifier
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "rcslog"
+
+" vim: ts=8