updated for version 7.0001
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: SNOBOL4
+" Maintainer: Rafal Sulejman <rms@poczta.onet.pl>
+" Last change: 2004 May 16
+
+" 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
+
+syntax case ignore
+" Vanilla Snobol4 keywords
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard any apply arb arbno arg array
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard break
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard char clear code collect convert copy
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard data datatype date define detach differ dump dupl
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard endfile eq eval
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard field
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard ge gt ident
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard input integer item
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard le len lgt local lpad lt
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard ne notany
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard opsyn output
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard pos prototype
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard remdr replace rpad rpos rtab
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard size span stoptr
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard tab table time trace trim
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard unload
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard value
+" Spitbol keywords
+" CSNOBOL keywords
+syn keyword snobol4Keywoard sset
+
+syn region snobol4String matchgroup=Quote start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+
+syn region snobol4String matchgroup=Quote start=+'+ skip=+\\'+ end=+'+
+syn match snobol4Label "^[^- \t][^ \t]*"
+syn match snobol4Statement "^-[^ ][^ ]*"
+syn match snobol4Comment "^*.*$"
+syn match Constant "\.[a-z][a-z0-9\-]*"
+"syn match snobol4Label ":\([sf]*([^)]*)\)*" contains=ALLBUT,snobol4ParenError
+syn region snobol4Label start=":(" end=")" contains=ALLBUT,snobol4ParenError
+syn region snobol4Label start=":f(" end=")" contains=ALLBUT,snobol4ParenError
+syn region snobol4Label start=":s(" end=")" contains=ALLBUT,snobol4ParenError
+syn match snobol4Number "\<\d*\(\.\d\d*\)*\>"
+" Parens matching
+syn cluster snobol4ParenGroup contains=snobol4ParenError
+syn region snobol4Paren transparent start='(' end=')' contains=ALLBUT,@snobol4ParenGroup,snobol4ErrInBracket
+syn match snobol4ParenError display "[\])]"
+syn match snobol4ErrInParen display contained "[\]{}]\|<%\|%>"
+syn region snobol4Bracket transparent start='\[\|<:' end=']\|:>' contains=ALLBUT,@snobol4ParenGroup,snobol4ErrInParen
+syn match snobol4ErrInBracket display contained "[);{}]\|<%\|%>"
+
+" optional shell shebang line
+syn match snobol4Comment "^\#\!.*$"
+
+
+" 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_snobol4_syntax_inits")
+ if version < 508
+ let did_snobol4_syntax_inits = 1
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+ else
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+ endif
+
+ HiLink snobol4Label Label
+ HiLink snobol4Conditional Conditional
+ HiLink snobol4Repeat Repeat
+ HiLink snobol4Number Number
+ HiLink snobol4Error Error
+ HiLink snobol4Statement PreProc
+ HiLink snobol4String String
+ HiLink snobol4Comment Comment
+ HiLink snobol4Special Special
+ HiLink snobol4Todo Todo
+ HiLink snobol4Keyword Statement
+ HiLink snobol4Function Statement
+ HiLink snobol4Keyword Keyword
+ HiLink snobol4MathsOperator Operator
+ HiLink snobol4ParenError snobol4Error
+ HiLink snobol4ErrInParen snobol4Error
+ HiLink snobol4ErrInBracket snobol4Error
+
+ delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "snobol4"
+" vim: ts=8