diff --git a/runtime/syntax/udevperm.vim b/runtime/syntax/udevperm.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         udev(8) permissions 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 match   udevpermBegin       display '^' nextgroup=udevpermDevice
+
+syn match   udevpermDevice      contained display '[^:]\+'
+                                \ contains=udevpermPattern
+                                \ nextgroup=udevpermUserColon
+
+syn match   udevpermPattern     contained '[*?]'
+syn region  udevpermPattern     contained start='\[!\=' end='\]'
+                                \ contains=udevpermPatRange
+
+syn match   udevpermPatRange    contained '[^[-]-[^]-]'
+
+syn match   udevpermUserColon   contained display ':'
+                                \ nextgroup=udevpermUser
+
+syn match   udevpermUser        contained display '[^:]\+'
+                                \ nextgroup=udevpermGroupColon
+
+syn match   udevpermGroupColon  contained display ':'
+                                \ nextgroup=udevpermGroup
+
+syn match   udevpermGroup       contained display '[^:]\+'
+                                \ nextgroup=udevpermPermColon
+
+syn match   udevpermPermColon   contained display ':'
+                                \ nextgroup=udevpermPerm
+
+syn match   udevpermPerm        contained display '\<0\=\o\+\>'
+                                \ contains=udevpermOctalZero
+
+syn match   udevpermOctalZero   contained display '\<0'
+syn match   udevpermOctalError  contained display '\<0\o*[89]\d*\>'
+
+syn keyword udevpermTodo        contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  udevpermComment     display oneline start='^\s*#' end='$'
+                                \ contains=udevpermTodo,@Spell
+
+hi def link udevpermTodo        Todo
+hi def link udevpermComment     Comment
+hi def link udevpermDevice      String
+hi def link udevpermPattern     SpecialChar
+hi def link udevpermPatRange    udevpermPattern
+hi def link udevpermColon       Normal
+hi def link udevpermUserColon   udevpermColon
+hi def link udevpermUser        Identifier
+hi def link udevpermGroupColon  udevpermColon
+hi def link udevpermGroup       Type
+hi def link udevpermPermColon   udevpermColon
+hi def link udevpermPerm        Number
+hi def link udevpermOctalZero   PreProc
+hi def link udevpermOctalError  Error
+
+let b:current_syntax = "udevperm"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save