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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Subversion (svn) commit file
+" Maintainer:	Dmitry Vasiliev <dima@hlabs.spb.ru>
+" URL:		http://www.hlabs.spb.ru/vim/svn.vim
+" Last Change:	$Date$
+" $Revision$
+
+" 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 region svnRegion	start="--This line, and those below, will be ignored--" end="\%$" contains=ALL
+syn match svnRemoved	"^D    .*$" contained
+syn match svnAdded	"^A[ M]   .*$" contained
+syn match svnModified	"^M[ M]   .*$" contained
+syn match svnProperty	"^_M   .*$" contained
+
+" Synchronization.
+syn sync clear
+syn sync match svnSync	grouphere svnRegion "--This line, and those below, will be ignored--"me=s-1
+
+" 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_svn_syn_inits")
+  if version <= 508
+    let did_svn_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink svnRegion	Comment
+  HiLink svnRemoved	Constant
+  HiLink svnAdded	Identifier
+  HiLink svnModified	Special
+  HiLink svnProperty	Special
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "svn"