updated for version 7.0001
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: Z shell (zsh)
+" Maintainer: Felix von Leitner <leitner@math.fu-berlin.de>
+" Heavily based on sh.vim by Lennart Schultz
+" Last Change: 2003 May 11
+
+" 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
+
+" String and Character contstants
+" Highlight special characters (those which have a backslash) differently
+syn match zshSpecial "\\\d\d\d\|\\[abcfnrtv\\']"
+syn region zshSinglequote start=+'+ skip=+\\'+ end=+'+
+" A bunch of useful zsh keywords
+" syn keyword zshFunction function
+syn keyword zshStatement bg break cd chdir continue echo eval exec
+syn keyword zshStatement exit export fg getopts hash jobs kill
+syn keyword zshStatement pwd read readonly return set zshift function
+syn keyword zshStatement stop suspend test times trap type ulimit
+syn keyword zshStatement umask unset wait setopt compctl source
+syn keyword zshStatement whence disown shift which unhash unalias
+syn keyword zshStatement alias functions unfunction getln disable
+syn keyword zshStatement vared getopt enable unsetopt autoload
+syn keyword zshStatement bindkey pushln command limit unlimit fc
+syn keyword zshStatement print builtin noglob sched r time
+syn keyword zshStatement typeset declare local integer
+
+syn keyword zshConditional if else esac case then elif fi in
+syn keyword zshRepeat while for do done
+
+" Following is worth to notice: command substitution, file redirection and functions (so these features turns red)
+syn match zshFunctionName "\h\w*\s*()"
+syn region zshCommandSub start=+`+ skip=+\\`+ end=+`+
+" contains=ALLBUT,zshFunction
+syn match zshRedir "\d\=\(<\|<<\|>\|>>\)\(|\|&\d\)\="
+
+syn keyword zshTodo contained TODO
+
+syn keyword zshShellVariables USER LOGNAME HOME PATH CDPATH SHELL
+syn keyword zshShellVariables LC_TYPE LC_MESSAGE MAIL MAILCHECK
+syn keyword zshShellVariables PS1 PS2 IFS EGID EUID ERRNO GID UID
+syn keyword zshShellVariables HOST LINENO MACHTYPE OLDPWD OPTARG
+syn keyword zshShellVariables OPTIND OSTYPE PPID PWD RANDOM SECONDS
+syn keyword zshShellVariables SHLVL TTY signals TTYIDLE USERNAME
+syn keyword zshShellVariables VENDOR ZSH_NAME ZSH_VERSION ARGV0
+syn keyword zshShellVariables BAUD COLUMNS cdpath DIRSTACKSIZE
+syn keyword zshShellVariables FCEDIT fignore fpath histchars HISTCHARS
+syn keyword zshShellVariables HISTFILE HISTSIZE KEYTIMEOUT LANG
+syn keyword zshShellVariables LC_ALL LC_COLLATE LC_CTYPE LC_MESSAGES
+syn keyword zshShellVariables LC_TIME LINES LISTMAX LOGCHECK mailpath
+syn keyword zshShellVariables MAILPATH MANPATH manpath module_path
+syn keyword zshShellVariables MODULE_PATH NULLCMD path POSTEDIT
+syn keyword zshShellVariables PS3 PS4 PROMPT PROMPT2 PROMPT3 PROMPT4
+syn keyword zshShellVariables psvar PSVAR prompt READNULLCMD
+syn keyword zshShellVariables REPORTTIME RPROMPT RPS1 SAVEHIST
+syn keyword zshShellVariables SPROMPT STTY TIMEFMT TMOUT TMPPREFIX
+syn keyword zshShellVariables watch WATCH WATCHFMT WORDCHARS ZDOTDIR
+syn match zshSpecialShellVar "\$[-#@*$?!0-9]"
+syn keyword zshSetVariables ignoreeof noclobber
+syn region zshDerefOpr start="\${" end="}" contains=zshShellVariables
+syn match zshDerefIdentifier "\$[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*\>"
+syn match zshOperator "[][}{&;|)(]"
+
+
+
+syn match zshNumber "-\=\<\d\+\>"
+syn match zshComment "#.*$" contains=zshNumber,zshTodo
+
+
+syn match zshTestOpr "-\<[oeaznlg][tfqet]\=\>\|!\==\|-\<[b-gkLprsStuwjxOG]\>"
+"syn region zshTest start="\[" skip="\\$" end="\]" contains=zshString,zshTestOpr,zshDerefIdentifier,zshDerefOpr
+syn region zshString start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+ contains=zshSpecial,zshOperator,zshDerefIdentifier,zshDerefOpr,zshSpecialShellVar,zshSinglequote,zshCommandSub
+
+" 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_zsh_syntax_inits")
+ if version < 508
+ let did_zsh_syntax_inits = 1
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+ else
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+ endif
+
+ HiLink zshSinglequote zshString
+ HiLink zshConditional zshStatement
+ HiLink zshRepeat zshStatement
+ HiLink zshFunctionName zshFunction
+ HiLink zshCommandSub zshOperator
+ HiLink zshRedir zshOperator
+ HiLink zshSetVariables zshShellVariables
+ HiLink zshSpecialShellVar zshShellVariables
+ HiLink zshTestOpr zshOperator
+ HiLink zshDerefOpr zshSpecial
+ HiLink zshDerefIdentifier zshShellVariables
+ HiLink zshOperator Operator
+ HiLink zshStatement Statement
+ HiLink zshNumber Number
+ HiLink zshString String
+ HiLink zshComment Comment
+ HiLink zshSpecial Special
+ HiLink zshTodo Todo
+ HiLink zshShellVariables Special
+" hi zshOperator term=underline ctermfg=6 guifg=Purple gui=bold
+" hi zshShellVariables term=underline ctermfg=2 guifg=SeaGreen gui=bold
+" hi zshFunction term=bold ctermbg=1 guifg=Red
+
+ delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "zsh"
+
+" vim: ts=8