diff --git a/runtime/syntax/dictconf.vim b/runtime/syntax/dictconf.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         dict(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 dictconfTodo        contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  dictconfComment     display oneline start='#' end='$'
+                                \ contains=dictconfTodo,@Spell
+
+syn match   dictconfBegin       display '^'
+                                \ nextgroup=dictconfKeyword,dictconfComment
+                                \ skipwhite
+
+syn keyword dictconfKeyword     contained server
+                                \ nextgroup=dictconfServer skipwhite
+
+syn keyword dictconfKeyword     contained pager
+                                \ nextgroup=dictconfPager
+
+syn match   dictconfServer      contained display
+                                \ '[[:alnum:]_/.*-][[:alnum:]_/.*-]*'
+                                \ nextgroup=dictconfServerOptG skipwhite
+
+syn region  dictconfServer      contained display oneline
+                                \ start=+"+ skip=+""+ end=+"+
+                                \ nextgroup=dictconfServerOptG skipwhite
+
+syn region  dictconfServerOptG  contained transparent
+                                \ matchgroup=dictconfServerOptsD start='{'
+                                \ matchgroup=dictconfServerOptsD end='}'
+                                \ contains=dictconfServerOpts,dictconfComment
+
+syn keyword dictconfServerOpts  contained port
+                                \ nextgroup=dictconfNumber skipwhite
+
+syn keyword dictconfServerOpts  contained user
+                                \ nextgroup=dictconfUsername skipwhite
+
+syn match   dictconfUsername    contained display
+                                \ '[[:alnum:]_/.*-][[:alnum:]_/.*-]*'
+                                \ nextgroup=dictconfSecret skipwhite
+syn region  dictconfUsername    contained display oneline
+                                \ start=+"+ skip=+""+ end=+"+
+                                \ nextgroup=dictconfSecret skipwhite
+
+syn match   dictconfSecret      contained display
+                                \ '[[:alnum:]_/.*-][[:alnum:]_/.*-]*'
+syn region  dictconfSecret      contained display oneline
+                                \ start=+"+ skip=+""+ end=+"+
+
+syn match   dictconfNumber      contained '\<\d\+\>'
+
+syn match   dictconfPager       contained display
+                                \ '[[:alnum:]_/.*-][[:alnum:]_/.*-]*'
+syn region  dictconfPager       contained display oneline
+                                \ start=+"+ skip=+""+ end=+"+
+
+hi def link dictconfTodo        Todo
+hi def link dictconfComment     Comment
+hi def link dictconfKeyword     Keyword
+hi def link dictconfServer      String
+hi def link dictconfServerOptsD Delimiter
+hi def link dictconfServerOpts  Identifier
+hi def link dictconfUsername    String
+hi def link dictconfSecret      Special
+hi def link dictconfNumber      Number
+hi def link dictconfPager       String
+
+let b:current_syntax = "dictconf"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save