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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         nanorc(5) - GNU nano 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 nanorcTodo          contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  nanorcComment       display oneline start='^\s*#' end='$'
+                                \ contains=nanorcTodo,@Spell
+
+syn match   nanorcBegin         display '^'
+                                \ nextgroup=nanorcKeyword,nanorcComment
+                                \ skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcKeyword       contained set unset
+                                \ nextgroup=nanorcBoolOption,
+                                \ nanorcStringOption,nanorcNumberOption
+                                \ skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcKeyword       contained syntax
+                                \ nextgroup=nanorcSynGroupName skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcKeyword       contained color
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGColor skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBoolOption    contained autoindent backup const cut
+                                \ historylog morespace mouse multibuffer
+                                \ noconvert nofollow nohelp nowrap preserve
+                                \ rebinddelete regexp smarthome smooth suspend
+                                \ tempfile view
+
+syn keyword nanorcStringOption  contained backupdir brackets operatingdir
+                                \ punct quotestr speller whitespace
+                                \ nextgroup=nanorcString skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcNumberOption  contained fill tabsize
+                                \ nextgroup=nanorcNumber skipwhite
+
+syn region  nanorcSynGroupName  contained display oneline start=+"+
+                                \ end=+"\ze\%([[:blank:]]\|$\)+
+                                \ nextgroup=nanorcRegexes skipwhite
+
+syn match   nanorcString        contained display '".*"'
+
+syn region  nanorcRegexes       contained display oneline start=+"+
+                                \ end=+"\ze\%([[:blank:]]\|$\)+
+                                \ nextgroup=nanorcRegexes skipwhite
+
+syn match   nanorcNumber        contained display '[+-]\=\<\d\+\>'
+
+syn cluster nanorcFGColor       contains=nanorcFGWhite,nanorcFGBlack,
+                                \ nanorcFGRed,nanorcFGBlue,nanorcFGGreen,
+                                \ nanorcFGYellow,nanorcFGMagenta,nanorcFGCyan,
+                                \ nanorcFGBWhite,nanorcFGBBlack,nanorcFGBRed,
+                                \ nanorcFGBBlue,nanorcFGBGreen,nanorcFGBYellow,
+                                \ nanorcFGBMagenta,nanorcFGBCyan
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGWhite       contained white
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGBlack       contained black
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGRed         contained red
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGBlue        contained blue
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGGreen       contained green
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGYellow      contained yellow
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGMagenta     contained magenta
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGCyan        contained cyan
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGBWhite      contained brightwhite
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGBBlack      contained brightblack
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGBRed        contained brightred
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGBBlue       contained brightblue
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGBGreen      contained brightgreen
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGBYellow     contained brightyellow
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGBMagenta    contained brightmagenta
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcFGBCyan       contained brightcyan
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcFGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn cluster nanorcBGColor       contains=nanorcBGWhite,nanorcBGBlack,
+                                \ nanorcBGRed,nanorcBGBlue,nanorcBGGreen,
+                                \ nanorcBGYellow,nanorcBGMagenta,nanorcBGCyan,
+                                \ nanorcBGBWhite,nanorcBGBBlack,nanorcBGBRed,
+                                \ nanorcBGBBlue,nanorcBGBGreen,nanorcBGBYellow,
+                                \ nanorcBGBMagenta,nanorcBGBCyan
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGWhite       contained white
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGBlack       contained black
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGRed         contained red
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGBlue        contained blue
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGGreen       contained green
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGYellow      contained yellow
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGMagenta     contained magenta
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGCyan        contained cyan
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGBWhite      contained brightwhite
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGBBlack      contained brightblack
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGBRed        contained brightred
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGBBlue       contained brightblue
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGBGreen      contained brightgreen
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGBYellow     contained brightyellow
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGBMagenta    contained brightmagenta
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcBGBCyan       contained brightcyan
+                                \ nextgroup=@nanorcBGSpec skipwhite
+
+syn match   nanorcBGColorSep    contained ',' nextgroup=@nanorcBGColor
+
+syn cluster nanorcFGSpec        contains=nanorcBGColorSep,nanorcRegexes,
+                                \ nanorcStartRegion
+
+syn cluster nanorcBGSpec        contains=nanorcRegexes,nanorcStartRegion
+
+syn keyword nanorcStartRegion   contained start nextgroup=nanorcStartRegionEq
+
+syn match   nanorcStartRegionEq contained '=' nextgroup=nanorcRegion
+
+syn region  nanorcRegion        contained display oneline start=+"+
+                                \ end=+"\ze\%([[:blank:]]\|$\)+
+                                \ nextgroup=nanorcEndRegion skipwhite
+
+syn keyword nanorcEndRegion     contained end nextgroup=nanorcStartRegionEq
+
+syn match   nanorcEndRegionEq   contained '=' nextgroup=nanorcRegex
+
+syn region  nanorcRegex         contained display oneline start=+"+
+                                \ end=+"\ze\%([[:blank:]]\|$\)+
+
+hi def link nanorcTodo          Todo
+hi def link nanorcComment       Comment
+hi def link nanorcKeyword       Keyword
+hi def link nanorcBoolOption    Identifier
+hi def link nanorcStringOption  Identifier
+hi def link nanorcNumberOption  Identifier
+hi def link nanorcSynGroupName  String
+hi def link nanorcString        String
+hi def link nanorcRegexes       nanorcString
+hi def link nanorcNumber        Number
+hi def      nanorcFGWhite       ctermfg=Gray guifg=Gray
+hi def      nanorcFGBlack       ctermfg=Black guifg=Black
+hi def      nanorcFGRed         ctermfg=DarkRed guifg=DarkRed
+hi def      nanorcFGBlue        ctermfg=DarkBlue guifg=DarkBlue
+hi def      nanorcFGGreen       ctermfg=DarkGreen guifg=DarkGreen
+hi def      nanorcFGYellow      ctermfg=Brown guifg=Brown
+hi def      nanorcFGMagenta     ctermfg=DarkMagenta guifg=DarkMagenta
+hi def      nanorcFGCyan        ctermfg=DarkCyan guifg=DarkCyan
+hi def      nanorcFGBWhite      ctermfg=White guifg=White
+hi def      nanorcFGBBlack      ctermfg=DarkGray guifg=DarkGray
+hi def      nanorcFGBRed        ctermfg=Red guifg=Red
+hi def      nanorcFGBBlue       ctermfg=Blue guifg=Blue
+hi def      nanorcFGBGreen      ctermfg=Green guifg=Green
+hi def      nanorcFGBYellow     ctermfg=Yellow guifg=Yellow
+hi def      nanorcFGBMagenta    ctermfg=Magenta guifg=Magenta
+hi def      nanorcFGBCyan       ctermfg=Cyan guifg=Cyan
+hi def link nanorcBGColorSep    Normal
+hi def      nanorcBGWhite       ctermbg=Gray guibg=Gray
+hi def      nanorcBGBlack       ctermbg=Black guibg=Black
+hi def      nanorcBGRed         ctermbg=DarkRed guibg=DarkRed
+hi def      nanorcBGBlue        ctermbg=DarkBlue guibg=DarkBlue
+hi def      nanorcBGGreen       ctermbg=DarkGreen guibg=DarkGreen
+hi def      nanorcBGYellow      ctermbg=Brown guibg=Brown
+hi def      nanorcBGMagenta     ctermbg=DarkMagenta guibg=DarkMagenta
+hi def      nanorcBGCyan        ctermbg=DarkCyan guibg=DarkCyan
+hi def      nanorcBGBWhite      ctermbg=White guibg=White
+hi def      nanorcBGBBlack      ctermbg=DarkGray guibg=DarkGray
+hi def      nanorcBGBRed        ctermbg=Red guibg=Red
+hi def      nanorcBGBBlue       ctermbg=Blue guibg=Blue
+hi def      nanorcBGBGreen      ctermbg=Green guibg=Green
+hi def      nanorcBGBYellow     ctermbg=Yellow guibg=Yellow
+hi def      nanorcBGBMagenta    ctermbg=Magenta guibg=Magenta
+hi def      nanorcBGBCyan       ctermbg=Cyan guibg=Cyan
+hi def link nanorcStartRegion   Type
+hi def link nanorcStartRegionEq Operator
+hi def link nanorcRegion        nanorcString
+hi def link nanorcEndRegion     Type
+hi def link nanorcEndRegionEq   Operator
+hi def link nanorcRegex         nanoRegexes
+
+let b:current_syntax = "nanorc"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save