diff --git a/runtime/syntax/services.vim b/runtime/syntax/services.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         services(5) - Internet network services list
+" 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 match   servicesBegin     display '^'
+                              \ nextgroup=servicesName,servicesComment
+
+syn match   servicesName      contained display '[[:graph:]]\+'
+                              \ nextgroup=servicesPort skipwhite
+
+syn match   servicesPort      contained display '\d\+'
+                              \ nextgroup=servicesPPDiv,servicesPPDivDepr
+                              \ skipwhite
+
+syn match   servicesPPDiv     contained display '/'
+                              \ nextgroup=servicesProtocol skipwhite
+
+syn match   servicesPPDivDepr contained display ','
+                              \ nextgroup=servicesProtocol skipwhite
+
+syn match   servicesProtocol  contained display '\S\+'
+                              \ nextgroup=servicesAliases,servicesComment
+                              \ skipwhite
+
+syn match   servicesAliases   contained display '\S\+'
+                              \ nextgroup=servicesAliases,servicesComment
+                              \ skipwhite
+
+syn keyword servicesTodo      contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  servicesComment   display oneline start='#' end='$'
+                              \ contains=servicesTodo,@Spell
+
+hi def link servicesTodo      Todo
+hi def link servicesComment   Comment
+hi def link servicesName      Identifier
+hi def link servicesPort      Number
+hi def link servicesPPDiv     Delimiter
+hi def link servicesPPDivDepr Error
+hi def link servicesProtocol  Type
+hi def link servicesAliases   Macro
+
+let b:current_syntax = "services"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save