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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:		bin using xxd
+" Maintainer:	Dr. Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <NdrOchipS@PcampbellAfamily.Mbiz>
+" Last Change:	Nov 18, 2002
+" Version:		6
+" Notes:		use :help xxd   to see how to invoke it
+" URL:	http://www.erols.com/astronaut/vim/index.html#vimlinks_syntax
+
+" 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 xxdAddress			"^[0-9a-f]\+:"		contains=xxdSep
+syn match xxdSep	contained	":"
+syn match xxdAscii				"  .\{,16\}\r\=$"hs=s+2	contains=xxdDot
+syn match xxdDot	contained	"[.\r]"
+
+" 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_xxd_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_xxd_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+ HiLink xxdAddress	Constant
+ HiLink xxdSep		Identifier
+ HiLink xxdAscii	Statement
+
+ delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "xxd"
+
+" vim: ts=4