diff --git a/runtime/syntax/dictdconf.vim b/runtime/syntax/dictdconf.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         dictd(8) configuration file
+" Maintainer:       Nikolai Weibull <nikolai+work.vim@bitwi.se>
+" Latest Revision:  2005-07-01
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn keyword dictdconfTodo        contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  dictdconfComment    display oneline start='#' end='$'
+                                \ contains=dictdconfTodo,dictdconfSpecialC,
+                                \ @Spell
+
+syn keyword dictdconfSpecialC   LASTLINE
+
+syn match   dictdconfBegin      display '^'
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfKeyword,dictdconfComment
+                                \ skipwhite
+
+syn keyword dictdconfKeyword    contained access
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfAccessG skipwhite
+
+syn region  dictdconfAccessG    contained transparent
+                                \ matchgroup=dictdconfDelimiter start='{'
+                                \ matchgroup=dictdconfDelimiter end='}'
+                                \ contains=dictdconfAccess,dictdconfComment
+
+syn keyword dictdconfAccess     contained allow deny authonly user
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfString skipwhite
+
+syn keyword dictdconfKeyword    contained database
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfDatabase skipwhite
+
+syn match   dictdconfDatabase   contained display
+                                \ '[[:alnum:]_/.*-][[:alnum:]_/.*-]*'
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfSpecG skipwhite
+syn region  dictdconfDatabase   contained display oneline
+                                \ start=+"+ skip=+""\|\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfSpecG skipwhite
+
+syn region  dictdconfSpecG      contained transparent
+                                \ matchgroup=dictdconfDelimiter start='{'
+                                \ matchgroup=dictdconfDelimiter end='}'
+                                \ contains=dictdconfSpec,dictdconfAccess,
+                                \ dictdconfComment
+
+syn keyword dictdconfSpec       contained data index index_suffix index_word
+                                \ filter prefilter postfilter name info
+                                \ disable_strat
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfString skipwhite
+
+syn keyword dictdconfSpec       contained invisible
+
+syn keyword dictdconfKeyword    contained database_virtual
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfVDatabase skipwhite
+
+syn match   dictdconfVDatabase  contained display
+                                \ '[[:alnum:]_/.*-][[:alnum:]_/.*-]*'
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfVSpecG skipwhite
+syn region  dictdconfVDatabase   contained display oneline
+                                \ start=+"+ skip=+""\|\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfVSpecG skipwhite
+
+syn region  dictdconfVSpecG     contained transparent
+                                \ matchgroup=dictdconfDelimiter start='{'
+                                \ matchgroup=dictdconfDelimiter end='}'
+                                \ contains=dictdconfVSpec,dictdconfAccess,
+                                \ dictdconfComment
+
+syn keyword dictdconfVSpec      contained name info database_list disable_strat
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfString skipwhite
+
+syn keyword dictdconfVSpec      contained invisible
+
+syn keyword dictdconfKeyword    contained database_plugin
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfPDatabase skipwhite
+
+syn match   dictdconfPDatabase  contained display
+                                \ '[[:alnum:]_/.*-][[:alnum:]_/.*-]*'
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfPSpecG skipwhite
+syn region  dictdconfPDatabase   contained display oneline
+                                \ start=+"+ skip=+""\|\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfPSpecG skipwhite
+
+syn region  dictdconfPSpecG     contained transparent
+                                \ matchgroup=dictdconfDelimiter start='{'
+                                \ matchgroup=dictdconfDelimiter end='}'
+                                \ contains=dictdconfPSpec,dictdconfAccess,
+                                \ dictdconfComment
+
+syn keyword dictdconfPSpec      contained name info plugin data disable_strat
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfString skipwhite
+
+syn keyword dictdconfPSpec      contained invisible
+
+syn keyword dictdconfKeyword    contained database_exit
+
+syn keyword dictdconfKeyword    contained site
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfString skipwhite
+
+syn keyword dictdconfKeyword    contained user
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfUsername skipwhite
+
+syn match   dictdconfUsername   contained display
+                                \ '[[:alnum:]_/.*-][[:alnum:]_/.*-]*'
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfSecret skipwhite
+syn region  dictdconfUsername   contained display oneline
+                                \ start=+"+ skip=+""+ end=+"+
+                                \ nextgroup=dictdconfSecret skipwhite
+
+syn match   dictdconfSecret     contained display
+                                \ '[[:alnum:]_/.*-][[:alnum:]_/.*-]*'
+syn region  dictdconfSecret     contained display oneline
+                                \ start=+"+ skip=+""+ end=+"+
+
+syn match   dictdconfString     contained display
+                                \ '[[:alnum:]_/.*-][[:alnum:]_/.*-]*'
+syn region  dictdconfString     contained display oneline
+                                \ start=+"+ skip=+""\|\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+
+
+hi def link dictdconfTodo       Todo
+hi def link dictdconfComment    Comment
+hi def link dictdconfSpecialC   Special
+hi def link dictdconfKeyword    Keyword
+hi def link dictdconfIdentifier Identifier
+hi def link dictdconfAccess     dictdconfIdentifier
+hi def link dictdconfDatabase   dictdconfString
+hi def link dictdconfSpec       dictdconfIdentifier
+hi def link dictdconfVDatabase  dictdconfDatabase
+hi def link dictdconfVSpec      dictdconfSpec
+hi def link dictdconfPDatabase  dictdconfDatabase
+hi def link dictdconfPSpec      dictdconfSpec
+hi def link dictdconfUsername   dictdconfString
+hi def link dictdconfSecret     Special
+hi def link dictdconfString     String
+hi def link dictdconfDelimiter  Delimiter
+
+let b:current_syntax = "dictdconf"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save