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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:		Ruby
+" Maintainer:		Doug Kearns
+" Previous Maintainer:	Mirko Nasato
+" Last Change:		2003 May 31
+" URL:			http://mugca.its.monash.edu.au/~djkea2/vim/syntax/ruby.vim
+
+" $Id$
+
+" Thanks to perl.vim authors, and to Reimer Behrends. :-) (MN)
+
+" 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
+
+" Expression Substitution and Backslash Notation
+syn match rubyExprSubst "\\\\\|\(\(\\M-\\C-\|\\c\|\\C-\|\\M-\)\w\)\|\(\\\o\{3}\|\\x\x\{2}\|\\[abefnrstv]\)" contained
+syn match rubyExprSubst "#{[^}]*}" contained
+syn match rubyExprSubst "#[$@]\w\+" contained
+
+" Numbers and ASCII Codes
+syn match rubyNumber "\w\@<!\(?\(\\M-\\C-\|\\C-\\M-\|\\M-\\c\|\\c\\M-\|\\c\|\\C-\|\\M-\)\=\(\\\o\{3}\|\\x\x\{2}\|\\\=\S\)\)"
+syn match rubyNumber "\<\(0x\x\+\|0b[01]\+\|0\o\+\|0\.\d\+\|0\|[1-9][\.0-9_]*\)\>"
+
+" Identifiers - constant, class and instance, global, symbol, iterator, predefined
+syn match rubyLocalVariableOrMethod "[_[:lower:]][_[:alnum:]]*[?!=]\=" transparent contains=NONE
+
+if !exists("ruby_no_identifiers")
+  syn match rubyConstant		"\(::\)\=\zs\u\w*"
+  syn match rubyClassVariable		"@@\h\w*"
+  syn match rubyInstanceVariable	"@\h\w*"
+  syn match rubyGlobalVariable		"$\(\h\w*\|-.\)"
+  syn match rubySymbol			":\@<!:\(\$\|@@\=\)\=\h\w*[?!=]\="
+  syn match rubyIterator		"|[ ,a-zA-Z0-9_*]\+|"
+
+  syn match rubyPredefinedVariable "$[!"$&'*+,./0:;<=>?@\\_`~1-9]"
+  syn match rubyPredefinedVariable "$-[0FIKadilpvw]"
+  syn match rubyPredefinedVariable "$\(defout\|stderr\|stdin\|stdout\)\>"
+  syn match rubyPredefinedVariable "$\(DEBUG\|FILENAME\|KCODE\|LOAD_PATH\|SAFE\|VERBOSE\)\>"
+  syn match rubyPredefinedConstant "__\(FILE\|LINE\)__\>"
+  syn match rubyPredefinedConstant "\<\(::\)\=\zs\(MatchingData\|NotImplementError\|ARGF\|ARGV\|ENV\)\>"
+  syn match rubyPredefinedConstant "\<\(::\)\=\zs\(DATA\|FALSE\|NIL\|RUBY_PLATFORM\|RUBY_RELEASE_DATE\)\>"
+  syn match rubyPredefinedConstant "\<\(::\)\=\zs\(RUBY_VERSION\|STDERR\|STDIN\|STDOUT\|TOPLEVEL_BINDING\|TRUE\)\>"
+  "Obsolete Global Constants
+  "syn match rubyPredefinedConstant "\<\(::\)\=\zs\(PLATFORM\|RELEASE\|VERSION\)\>"
+endif
+
+"
+" BEGIN Autogenerated Stuff
+"
+" Generalized Regular Expression
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r!"  end="![iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\!"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r\"" end="\"[iomx]*" skip="\\\\\|\\\"" contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r#"  end="#[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\#"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r\$" end="\$[iomx]*" skip="\\\\\|\\\$" contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r%"  end="%[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\%"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r&"  end="&[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\&"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r'"  end="'[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\'"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r\*" end="\*[iomx]*" skip="\\\\\|\\\*" contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r+"  end="+[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\+"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r-"  end="-[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\-"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r\." end="\.[iomx]*" skip="\\\\\|\\\." contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r/"  end="/[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\/"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r:"  end=":[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\:"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r;"  end=";[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\;"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r="  end="=[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\="  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r?"  end="?[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\?"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r@"  end="@[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\@"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r\\" end="\\[iomx]*"			  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r\^" end="\^[iomx]*" skip="\\\\\|\\\^" contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r`"  end="`[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\`"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r|"  end="|[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\|"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r\~" end="\~[iomx]*" skip="\\\\\|\\\~" contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r{"  end="}[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\}"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r<"  end=">[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\>"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r\[" end="\][iomx]*" skip="\\\\\|\\\]" contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%r("  end=")[iomx]*"  skip="\\\\\|\\)"  contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+
+" Generalized Single Quoted String and Array of Strings
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]!"  end="!"  skip="\\\\\|\\!"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]\"" end="\"" skip="\\\\\|\\\""
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]#"  end="#"  skip="\\\\\|\\#"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]\$" end="\$" skip="\\\\\|\\\$"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]%"  end="%"  skip="\\\\\|\\%"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]&"  end="&"  skip="\\\\\|\\&"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]'"  end="'"  skip="\\\\\|\\'"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]\*" end="\*" skip="\\\\\|\\\*"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]+"  end="+"  skip="\\\\\|\\+"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]-"  end="-"  skip="\\\\\|\\-"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]\." end="\." skip="\\\\\|\\\."
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]/"  end="/"  skip="\\\\\|\\/"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]:"  end=":"  skip="\\\\\|\\:"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq];"  end=";"  skip="\\\\\|\\;"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]="  end="="  skip="\\\\\|\\="
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]?"  end="?"  skip="\\\\\|\\?"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]@"  end="@"  skip="\\\\\|\\@"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]\\" end="\\"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]\^" end="\^" skip="\\\\\|\\\^"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]`"  end="`"  skip="\\\\\|\\`"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]|"  end="|"  skip="\\\\\|\\|"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]\~" end="\~" skip="\\\\\|\\\~"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]{"  end="}"  skip="\\\\\|\\}"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]<"  end=">"  skip="\\\\\|\\>"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]\[" end="\]" skip="\\\\\|\\\]"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[wq]("  end=")"  skip="\\\\\|\\)"
+
+" Generalized Double Quoted String and Shell Command Output
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=!"  end="!"  skip="\\\\\|\\!"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=\"" end="\"" skip="\\\\\|\\\"" contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=#"  end="#"  skip="\\\\\|\\#"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=\$" end="\$" skip="\\\\\|\\\$" contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=%"  end="%"  skip="\\\\\|\\%"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=&"  end="&"  skip="\\\\\|\\&"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\='"  end="'"  skip="\\\\\|\\'"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=\*" end="\*" skip="\\\\\|\\\*" contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=+"  end="+"  skip="\\\\\|\\+"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=-"  end="-"  skip="\\\\\|\\-"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=\." end="\." skip="\\\\\|\\\." contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=/"  end="/"  skip="\\\\\|\\/"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=:"  end=":"  skip="\\\\\|\\:"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=;"  end=";"  skip="\\\\\|\\;"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+"syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=="    end="="  skip="\\\\\|\\="  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]="    end="="  skip="\\\\\|\\="  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=?"  end="?"  skip="\\\\\|\\?"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=@"  end="@"  skip="\\\\\|\\@"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=\\" end="\\"			contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=\^" end="\^" skip="\\\\\|\\\^" contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=`"  end="`"  skip="\\\\\|\\`"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=|"  end="|"  skip="\\\\\|\\|"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=\~" end="\~" skip="\\\\\|\\\~" contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\={"  end="}"  skip="\\\\\|\\}"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=<"  end=">"  skip="\\\\\|\\>"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=\[" end="\]" skip="\\\\\|\\\]" contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="%[Qx]\=("  end=")"  skip="\\\\\|\\)"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+
+" Normal String and Shell Command Output
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="\"" end="\"" skip="\\\\\|\\\"" contains=rubyExprSubst
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="'"  end="'"  skip="\\\\\|\\'"
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="`"  end="`"  skip="\\\\\|\\`"  contains=rubyExprSubst
+"
+" END Autogenerated Stuff
+"
+
+" Normal Regular Expression
+syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start="^\s*/" start="\<and\s*/"lc=3 start="\<or\s*/"lc=2 start="\<while\s*/"lc=5 start="\<until\s*/"lc=5 start="\<unless\s*/"lc=6 start="\<if\s*/"lc=2 start="\<elsif\s*/"lc=5 start="\<when\s*/"lc=4 start="[\~=!|&(,[]\s*/"lc=1 end="/[iomx]*" skip="\\\\\|\\/" contains=rubyExprSubst
+
+" Here Document
+if version < 600
+  syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+<<-\(\u\{3,}\|'\u\{3,}'\|"\u\{3,}"\|`\u\{3,}`\)+hs=s+2 end=+^\s*\u\{3,}$+ fold
+  syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+<<-\(EOF\|'EOF'\|"EOF"\|`EOF`\)+hs=s+2		   end=+^\s*EOF$+     contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+  syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+<<-\(EOS\|'EOS'\|"EOS"\|`EOS`\)+hs=s+2		   end=+^\s*EOS$+     contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+  syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+<<\(\u\{3,}\|'\u\{3,}'\|"\u\{3,}"\|`\u\{3,}`\)+hs=s+2  end=+^\u\{3,}$+    fold
+  syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+<<\(EOF\|'EOF'\|"EOF"\|`EOF`\)+hs=s+2		   end=+^EOF$+	      contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+  syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+<<\(EOS\|'EOS'\|"EOS"\|`EOS`\)+hs=s+2		   end=+^EOS$+	      contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+else
+ syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+\(class\s*\)\@<!<<\z(\h\w*\)\s*$+hs=s+2  end=+^\z1$+    contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+ syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+\(class\s*\)\@<!<<"\z(.*\)"\s*$+hs=s+2   end=+^\z1$+    contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+ syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+\(class\s*\)\@<!<<'\z(.*\)'\s*$+hs=s+2   end=+^\z1$+    fold
+ syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+\(class\s*\)\@<!<<`\z(.*\)`\s*$+hs=s+2   end=+^\z1$+    contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+
+ syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+\(class\s*\)\@<!<<-\z(\h\w*\)\s*$+hs=s+3 end=+^\s*\z1$+ contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+ syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+\(class\s*\)\@<!<<-"\z(.*\)"\s*$+hs=s+3  end=+^\s*\z1$+ contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+ syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+\(class\s*\)\@<!<<-'\z(.*\)'\s*$+hs=s+3  end=+^\s*\z1$+ fold
+ syn region rubyString matchgroup=rubyStringDelimit start=+\(class\s*\)\@<!<<-`\z(.*\)`\s*$+hs=s+3  end=+^\s*\z1$+ contains=rubyExprSubst fold
+endif
+
+" Expensive Mode - colorize *end* according to opening statement
+if !exists("ruby_no_expensive")
+  syn region rubyFunction      matchgroup=rubyDefine start="^\s*def\s" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\(\s\|(\|;\|$\)" skip="\.\|\(::\)" oneline fold
+  syn region rubyClassOrModule matchgroup=rubyDefine start="^\s*\(class\|module\)\s"   end="<\|$\|;\|\>"he=e-1 oneline fold
+
+  syn region rubyBlock start="^\s*def\s\+"rs=s		   matchgroup=rubyDefine end="\<end\>" contains=ALLBUT,rubyExprSubst,rubyTodo nextgroup=rubyFunction fold
+  syn region rubyBlock start="^\s*\(class\|module\)\>"rs=s matchgroup=rubyDefine end="\<end\>" contains=ALLBUT,rubyExprSubst,rubyTodo nextgroup=rubyClassOrModule fold
+
+  " modifiers + redundant *do*
+  syn match  rubyControl "\<\(if\|unless\|while\|until\|do\)\>"
+
+  " *do* requiring *end*
+  syn region rubyDoBlock matchgroup=rubyControl start="\<do\>" end="\<end\>" contains=ALLBUT,rubyExprSubst,rubyTodo fold
+
+  " *{* requiring *}*
+  syn region rubyCurlyBlock start="{" end="}" contains=ALLBUT,rubyExprSubst,rubyTodo fold
+
+  " statements without *do*
+  syn region rubyNoDoBlock matchgroup=rubyControl start="\<\(case\|begin\)\>" start="^\s*\(if\|unless\)\>" start=";\s*\(if\|unless\)\>"hs=s+1 end="\<end\>" contains=ALLBUT,rubyExprSubst,rubyTodo fold
+
+  " statement with optional *do*
+  syn region rubyOptDoBlock matchgroup=rubyControl start="\<for\>" start="^\s*\(while\|until\)\>" start=";\s*\(while\|until\)\>"hs=s+1 end="\<end\>" contains=ALLBUT,rubyExprSubst,rubyTodo,rubyDoBlock,rubyCurlyBlock fold
+
+  if !exists("ruby_minlines")
+    let ruby_minlines = 50
+  endif
+  exec "syn sync minlines=" . ruby_minlines
+
+else " not Expensive
+  syn region  rubyFunction      matchgroup=rubyControl start="^\s*def\s" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\(\s\|(\|;\|$\)" skip="\.\|\(::\)" oneline fold
+  syn region  rubyClassOrModule matchgroup=rubyControl start="^\s*\(class\|module\)\s"   end="<\|$\|;\|\>"he=e-1 oneline fold
+  syn keyword rubyControl case begin do for if unless while until end
+endif " Expensive?
+
+" Keywords
+syn keyword rubyControl   then else elsif when ensure rescue
+syn keyword rubyControl   and or not in loop
+syn keyword rubyControl   break redo retry next return
+syn match   rubyKeyword   "\<defined?"
+syn keyword rubyKeyword   alias lambda proc super undef yield
+syn match   rubyInclude   "^\s*include\>"
+syn keyword rubyInclude   load require
+syn keyword rubyTodo      FIXME NOTE TODO XXX contained
+syn keyword rubyBoolean   true false self nil
+syn keyword rubyException raise fail catch throw
+syn keyword rubyBeginEnd  BEGIN END
+
+" Comments and Documentation
+if version < 600
+  syn match  rubySharpBang "#!.*"
+else
+  syn match  rubySharpBang "\%^#!.*"
+endif
+syn match  rubyComment       "#.*" contains=rubyTodo
+syn region rubyDocumentation start="^=begin" end="^=end.*$" contains=rubyTodo fold
+
+" Note: this is a hack to prevent 'keywords' being highlighted as such when used as method names
+syn match rubyKeywordAsMethod "\.\@<!\.\(\s*\n\s*\)*\(alias\|and\|begin\|break\|case\|catch\|class\|def\|do\|elsif\)\>"        transparent contains=NONE
+syn match rubyKeywordAsMethod "\.\@<!\.\(\s*\n\s*\)*\(else\|fail\|false\|ensure\|for\|end\|if\|in\|include\|lambda\)\>"        transparent contains=NONE
+syn match rubyKeywordAsMethod "\.\@<!\.\(\s*\n\s*\)*\(load\|loop\|module\|next\|nil\|not\|or\|proc\|raise\|require\)\>"        transparent contains=NONE
+syn match rubyKeywordAsMethod "\.\@<!\.\(\s*\n\s*\)*\(redo\|rescue\|retry\|return\|self\|super\|then\|throw\|true\|unless\)\>" transparent contains=NONE
+syn match rubyKeywordAsMethod "\.\@<!\.\(\s*\n\s*\)*\(undef\|until\|when\|while\|yield\|BEGIN\|END\|__FILE__\|__LINE__\)\>"    transparent contains=NONE
+
+" __END__ Directive
+syn region rubyData matchgroup=rubyDataDirective start="^__END__$" matchgroup=NONE end="." skip="."
+
+" 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_ruby_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_ruby_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink rubyDefine			Define
+  HiLink rubyFunction			Function
+  HiLink rubyControl			Statement
+  HiLink rubyInclude			Include
+  HiLink rubyNumber			Number
+  HiLink rubyBoolean			Boolean
+  HiLink rubyException			Exception
+  HiLink rubyClassOrModule		Type
+  HiLink rubyIdentifier			Identifier
+  HiLink rubyClassVariable		rubyIdentifier
+  HiLink rubyConstant			rubyIdentifier
+  HiLink rubyGlobalVariable		rubyIdentifier
+  HiLink rubyIterator			rubyIdentifier
+  HiLink rubyInstanceVariable		rubyIdentifier
+  HiLink rubyPredefinedIdentifier	rubyIdentifier
+  HiLink rubyPredefinedConstant		rubyPredefinedIdentifier
+  HiLink rubyPredefinedVariable		rubyPredefinedIdentifier
+  HiLink rubySymbol			rubyIdentifier
+  HiLink rubySharpBang			PreProc
+  HiLink rubyKeyword			Keyword
+  HiLink rubyBeginEnd			Statement
+
+  HiLink rubyString			String
+  HiLink rubyStringDelimit		Delimiter
+  HiLink rubyExprSubst			Special
+
+  HiLink rubyComment			Comment
+  HiLink rubyDocumentation		Comment
+  HiLink rubyTodo			Todo
+  HiLink rubyData			Comment
+  HiLink rubyDataDirective		Delimiter
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "ruby"
+
+" vim: nowrap tabstop=8