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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         a2ps(1) configuration file
+" Maintainer:       Nikolai Weibull <nikolai+work.vim@bitwi.se>
+" Latest Revision:  2005-06-30
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn keyword a2psPreProc       Include
+                              \ nextgroup=a2psKeywordColon
+
+syn keyword a2psMacro         UserOption
+                              \ nextgroup=a2psKeywordColon
+
+syn keyword a2psKeyword       LibraryPath AppendLibraryPath PrependLibraryPath
+                              \ Options Medium Printer UnknownPrinter
+                              \ DefaultPrinter OutputFirstLine
+                              \ PageLabelFormat Delegation FileCommand
+                              \ nextgroup=a2psKeywordColon
+
+syn match   a2psKeywordColon  contained display ':'
+
+syn keyword a2psKeyword       Variable nextgroup=a2psVariableColon
+
+syn match   a2psVariableColon contained display ':'
+                              \ nextgroup=a2psVariable skipwhite
+
+syn match   a2psVariable      contained display '[^ \t:(){}]\+'
+                              \ contains=a2psVarPrefix
+
+syn match   a2psVarPrefix     contained display
+                              \ '\<\%(del\|pro\|ps\|pl\|toc\|user\|\)\ze\.'
+
+syn match   a2psLineCont      display '\\$'
+
+syn match   a2psSubst         display '$\%(-\=.\=\d\+\)\=\h\d\='
+syn match   a2psSubst         display '#[?!]\=\w\d\='
+syn match   a2psSubst         display '#{[^}]\+}'
+
+syn region  a2psString        display oneline start=+'+ end=+'+
+                              \ contains=a2psSubst
+
+syn region  a2psString        display oneline start=+"+ end=+"+
+                              \ contains=a2psSubst
+
+syn keyword a2psTodo          contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  a2psComment       display oneline start='^\s*#' end='$'
+                              \ contains=a2psTodo,@Spell
+
+hi def link a2psTodo          Todo
+hi def link a2psComment       Comment
+hi def link a2psPreProc       PreProc
+hi def link a2psMacro         Macro
+hi def link a2psKeyword       Keyword
+hi def link a2psKeywordColon  Delimiter
+hi def link a2psVariableColon Delimiter
+hi def link a2psVariable      Identifier
+hi def link a2psVarPrefix     Type
+hi def link a2psLineCont      Special
+hi def link a2psSubst         PreProc
+hi def link a2psString        String
+
+let b:current_syntax = "a2ps"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save