diff --git a/runtime/syntax/udevconf.vim b/runtime/syntax/udevconf.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         udev(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 udevconfTodo        contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  udevconfComment     display oneline start='^\s*#' end='$'
+                                \ contains=udevconfTodo,@Spell
+
+syn match   udevconfBegin       display '^'
+                                \ nextgroup=udevconfVariable,udevconfComment
+                                \ skipwhite
+
+syn keyword udevconfVariable    contained udev_root udev_db udev_rules udev_log
+                                \ nextgroup=udevconfVariableEq
+
+syn match   udevconfVariableEq  contained '[[:space:]=]'
+                                \ nextgroup=udevconfString skipwhite
+
+syn region  udevconfString      contained display oneline start=+"+ end=+"+
+
+hi def link udevconfTodo        Todo
+hi def link udevconfComment     Comment
+hi def link udevconfVariable    Identifier
+hi def link udevconfVariableEq  Operator
+hi def link udevconfString      String
+
+let b:current_syntax = "udevconf"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save