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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         udev(8) rules file
+" Maintainer:       Nikolai Weibull <nikolai+work.vim@bitwi.se>
+" Latest Revision:  2005-07-04
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn keyword udevrulesTodo       contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  udevrulesComment    display oneline start='^\s*#' end='$'
+                                \ contains=udevrulesTodo,@Spell
+
+syn keyword udevrulesRuleKey    BUS KERNEL SUBSYSTEM DRIVER ID RESULT
+                                \ nextgroup=udevrulesRuleEq
+
+syn keyword udevrulesRuleKey    SYSFS nextgroup=udevrulesSysFSPath
+
+syn region  udevrulesSysFSPath  display transparent
+                                \ matchgroup=udevrulesDelimiter start='{'
+                                \ matchgroup=udevrulesDelimiter end='}'
+                                \ contains=udevrulesPath
+                                \ nextgroup=udevrulesRuleEq
+
+syn keyword udevrulesRuleKey    ENV nextgroup=udevrulesEnvVar
+
+syn region  udevrulesEnvVar     display transparent
+                                \ matchgroup=udevrulesDelimiter start='{'
+                                \ matchgroup=udevrulesDelimiter end='}'
+                                \ contains=udevrulesVariable
+                                \ nextgroup=udevrulesRuleEq
+
+syn keyword udevrulesRuleKey    PROGRAM
+                                \ nextgroup=udevrulesEStringEq
+
+syn keyword udevrulesAssignKey  NAME SYMLINK OWNER GROUP
+                                \ nextgroup=udevrulesEStringEq
+
+syn keyword udevrulesAssignKey  MODE
+                                \ nextgroup=udevrulesRuleEq
+
+syn keyword udevrulesAssignKey  OPTIONS
+                                \ nextgroup=udevrulesOptionsEq
+
+syn match   udevrulesPath       contained display '[^}]\+'
+
+syn match   udevrulesVariable   contained display '[^}]\+'
+
+syn match   udevrulesRuleEq     contained '[[:space:]=]'
+                                \ nextgroup=udevrulesString skipwhite
+
+syn match   udevrulesEStringEq  contained '[[:space:]=]'
+                                \ nextgroup=udevrulesEString skipwhite
+
+syn match   udevrulesOptionsEq  contained '[[:space:]=]'
+                                \ nextgroup=udevrulesOptions skipwhite
+
+syn region  udevrulesEString    contained display oneline start=+"+ end=+"+
+                                \ contains=udevrulesStrEscapes
+
+syn match   udevrulesStrEscapes contained '%[nkpMmbcNPe%]'
+
+syn region  udevrulesStrEscapes contained start='%c{' end='}'
+                                \ contains=udevrulesStrNumber
+
+syn region  udevrulesStrEscapes contained start='%s{' end='}'
+                                \ contains=udevrulesPath
+
+syn match   udevrulesStrNumber  contained '\d\++\='
+
+syn region  udevrulesString     contained display oneline start=+"+ end=+"+
+                                \ contains=udevrulesPattern
+
+syn match   udevrulesPattern    contained '[*?]'
+syn region  udevrulesPattern    contained start='\[!\=' end='\]'
+                                \ contains=udevrulesPatRange
+
+syn match   udevrulesPatRange   contained '[^[-]-[^]-]'
+
+syn region  udevrulesOptions    contained display oneline start=+"+ end=+"+
+                                \ contains=udevrulesOption,udevrulesOptionSep
+
+syn keyword udevrulesOption     contained last_rule ignore_device ignore_remove
+                                \ all_partitions
+
+syn match   udevrulesOptionSep  contained ','
+
+hi def link udevrulesTodo       Todo
+hi def link udevrulesComment    Comment
+hi def link udevrulesRuleKey    Keyword
+hi def link udevrulesDelimiter  Delimiter
+hi def link udevrulesAssignKey  Identifier
+hi def link udevrulesPath       Identifier
+hi def link udevrulesVariable   Identifier
+" XXX: setting this to Operator makes for extremely intense highlighting.
+hi def link udevrulesEq         Normal
+hi def link udevrulesRuleEq     udevrulesEq
+hi def link udevrulesEStringEq  udevrulesEq
+hi def link udevrulesOptionsEq  udevrulesEq
+hi def link udevrulesEString    udevrulesString
+hi def link udevrulesStrEscapes SpecialChar
+hi def link udevrulesStrNumber  Number
+hi def link udevrulesString     String
+hi def link udevrulesPattern    SpecialChar
+hi def link udevrulesPatRange   SpecialChar
+hi def link udevrulesOptions    udevrulesString
+hi def link udevrulesOption     Type
+hi def link udevrulesOptionSep  Delimiter
+
+let b:current_syntax = "udevrules"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save