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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	SMITH
+" Maintainer:	Rafal M. Sulejman <rms@poczta.onet.pl>
+" Last Change:	21.07.2000
+
+" 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 case ignore
+
+
+syn match smithComment ";.*$"
+
+syn match smithNumber		"\<[+-]*[0-9]\d*\>"
+
+syn match smithRegister		"R[\[]*[0-9]*[\]]*"
+
+syn match smithKeyword	"COR\|MOV\|MUL\|NOT\|STOP\|SUB\|NOP\|BLA\|REP"
+
+syn region smithString		start=+"+  skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+"+
+
+
+syn case match
+
+" 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_smith_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_smith_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink smithRegister	Identifier
+  HiLink smithKeyword	Keyword
+	HiLink smithComment Comment
+	HiLink smithString String
+  HiLink smithNumber	Number
+
+	delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "smith"
+
+" vim: ts=2