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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	    sudoers(5) configuration files.
+" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
+" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/
+" Latest Revision:  2004-12-17
+" arch-tag:	    02fc3bc8-4308-466f-b83e-718a7487b198
+
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" TODO: instead of 'skipnl', we would like to match a specific group that would
+" match \\$ and then continue with the nextgroup, actually, the skipnl doesn't
+" work...
+" TODO: treat 'ALL' like a special (yay, a bundle of new rules!!!)
+
+" User Specs
+syn match   sudoersUserSpec '^' nextgroup=@sudoersUserInSpec skipwhite
+
+syn match   sudoersSpecEquals	      contained '=' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndSpecList skipwhite
+
+syn cluster sudoersCmndSpecList	      contains=sudoersUserRunasBegin,sudoersPASSWD,@sudoersCmndInSpec
+
+" Todo
+syn keyword sudoersTodo		      contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+" Comments
+syn region  sudoersComment	      matchgroup=sudoersComment start='#' end='$' contains=sudoersTodo
+
+" Aliases
+syn keyword sudoersAlias	      User_Alias Runas_Alias nextgroup=sudoersUserAlias skipwhite skipnl
+syn keyword sudoersAlias	      Host_Alias nextgroup=sudoersHostAlias skipwhite skipnl
+syn keyword sudoersAlias	      Cmnd_Alias nextgroup=sudoersCmndAlias skipwhite skipnl
+
+" Names
+syn match   sudoersUserAlias	      contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=sudoersUserAliasEquals  skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserNameInList     contained '\<\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserList	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUIDInList	      contained '#\d\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserList	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersGroupInList	      contained '%\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserList	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserNetgroupInList contained '+\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserList	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserAliasInList    contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=@sudoersUserList	      skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersUserName	      contained '\<\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersParameter	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUID		      contained '#\d\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersParameter	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersGroup	      contained '%\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersParameter	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserNetgroup	      contained '+\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersParameter	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserAliasRef	      contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=@sudoersParameter	      skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersUserNameInSpec     contained '\<\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserSpec	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUIDInSpec	      contained '#\d\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserSpec	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersGroupInSpec	      contained '%\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserSpec	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserNetgroupInSpec contained '+\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserSpec	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserAliasInSpec    contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=@sudoersUserSpec	      skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersUserNameInRunas    contained '\<\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserRunas	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUIDInRunas	      contained '#\d\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserRunas	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersGroupInRunas	      contained '%\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserRunas	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserNetgroupInRunas contained '+\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersUserRunas	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserAliasInRunas   contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=@sudoersUserRunas	      skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersHostAlias	      contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=sudoersHostAliasEquals  skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostNameInList     contained '\<\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersHostList	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersIPAddrInList	      contained '\%(\d\{1,3}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,3}' nextgroup=@sudoersHostList skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersNetworkInList      contained '\%(\d\{1,3}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,3}\%(/\%(\%(\d\{1,3}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,3}\|\d\+\)\)\=' nextgroup=@sudoersHostList skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostNetgroupInList contained '+\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersHostList	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostAliasInList    contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=@sudoersHostList	      skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersHostName	      contained '\<\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersParameter	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersIPAddr	      contained '\%(\d\{1,3}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,3}' nextgroup=@sudoersParameter skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersNetwork	      contained '\%(\d\{1,3}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,3}\%(/\%(\%(\d\{1,3}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,3}\|\d\+\)\)\=' nextgroup=@sudoersParameter skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostNetgroup	      contained '+\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersParameter	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostAliasRef	      contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=@sudoersParameter	      skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersHostNameInSpec     contained '\<\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersHostSpec	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersIPAddrInSpec	      contained '\%(\d\{1,3}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,3}' nextgroup=@sudoersHostSpec skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersNetworkInSpec      contained '\%(\d\{1,3}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,3}\%(/\%(\%(\d\{1,3}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,3}\|\d\+\)\)\=' nextgroup=@sudoersHostSpec skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostNetgroupInSpec contained '+\l\+\>'	    nextgroup=@sudoersHostSpec	      skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostAliasInSpec    contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=@sudoersHostSpec	      skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersCmndAlias	      contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=sudoersCmndAliasEquals  skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersCmndNameInList     contained '[^[:space:],:=\\]\+\%(\\[[:space:],:=\\][^[:space:],:=\\]*\)*' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndList,sudoersCommandEmpty,sudoersCommandArgs skipwhite
+syn match   sudoersCmndAliasInList    contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=@sudoersCmndList	      skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersCmndNameInSpec     contained '[^[:space:],:=\\]\+\%(\\[[:space:],:=\\][^[:space:],:=\\]*\)*' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndSpec,sudoersCommandEmptyInSpec,sudoersCommandArgsInSpec skipwhite
+syn match   sudoersCmndAliasInSpec    contained '\<\u[A-Z0-9_]*\>'  nextgroup=@sudoersCmndSpec	      skipwhite skipnl
+
+" Delimiters
+syn match   sudoersUserAliasEquals  contained '=' nextgroup=@sudoersUserInList	skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserListComma    contained ',' nextgroup=@sudoersUserInList	skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserListColon    contained ':' nextgroup=sudoersUserAlias	skipwhite skipnl
+syn cluster sudoersUserList	    contains=sudoersUserListComma,sudoersUserListColon
+
+syn match   sudoersUserSpecComma    contained ',' nextgroup=@sudoersUserInSpec	skipwhite skipnl
+syn cluster sudoersUserSpec	    contains=sudoersUserSpecComma,@sudoersHostInSpec
+
+syn match   sudoersUserRunasBegin   contained '(' nextgroup=@sudoersUserInRunas skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserRunasComma   contained ',' nextgroup=@sudoersUserInRunas	skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserRunasEnd	    contained ')' nextgroup=sudoersPASSWD,@sudoersCmndInSpec skipwhite skipnl
+syn cluster sudoersUserRunas	    contains=sudoersUserRunasComma,@sudoersUserInRunas,sudoersUserRunasEnd
+
+
+syn match   sudoersHostAliasEquals  contained '=' nextgroup=@sudoersHostInList	skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostListComma    contained ',' nextgroup=@sudoersHostInList	skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostListColon    contained ':' nextgroup=sudoersHostAlias	skipwhite skipnl
+syn cluster sudoersHostList	    contains=sudoersHostListComma,sudoersHostListColon
+
+syn match   sudoersHostSpecComma    contained ',' nextgroup=@sudoersHostInSpec	skipwhite skipnl
+syn cluster sudoersHostSpec	    contains=sudoersHostSpecComma,sudoersSpecEquals
+
+
+syn match   sudoersCmndAliasEquals  contained '=' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndInList	skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersCmndListComma    contained ',' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndInList	skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersCmndListColon    contained ':' nextgroup=sudoersCmndAlias	skipwhite skipnl
+syn cluster sudoersCmndList	    contains=sudoersCmndListComma,sudoersCmndListColon
+
+syn match   sudoersCmndSpecComma    contained ',' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndSpecList skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersCmndSpecColon    contained ':' nextgroup=@sudoersUserInSpec	skipwhite skipnl
+syn cluster sudoersCmndSpec	    contains=sudoersCmndSpecComma,sudoersCmndSpecColon
+
+" Lists
+syn cluster sudoersUserInList	    contains=sudoersUserNegationInList,sudoersUserNameInList,sudoersUIDInList,sudoersGroupInList,sudoersUserNetgroupInList,sudoersUserAliasInList
+syn cluster sudoersHostInList	    contains=sudoersHostNegationInList,sudoersHostNameInList,sudoersIPAddrInList,sudoersNetworkInList,sudoersHostNetgroupInList,sudoersHostAliasInList
+syn cluster sudoersCmndInList	    contains=sudoersCmndNegationInList,sudoersCmndNameInList,sudoersCmndAliasInList
+
+syn cluster sudoersUser		    contains=sudoersUserNegation,sudoersUserName,sudoersUID,sudoersGroup,sudoersUserNetgroup,sudoersUserAliasRef
+syn cluster sudoersHost		    contains=sudoersHostNegation,sudoersHostName,sudoersIPAddr,sudoersNetwork,sudoersHostNetgroup,sudoersHostAliasRef
+
+syn cluster sudoersUserInSpec	    contains=sudoersUserNegationInSpec,sudoersUserNameInSpec,sudoersUIDInSpec,sudoersGroupInSpec,sudoersUserNetgroupInSpec,sudoersUserAliasInSpec
+syn cluster sudoersHostInSpec	    contains=sudoersHostNegationInSpec,sudoersHostNameInSpec,sudoersIPAddrInSpec,sudoersNetworkInSpec,sudoersHostNetgroupInSpec,sudoersHostAliasInSpec
+syn cluster sudoersUserInRunas	    contains=sudoersUserNegationInRunas,sudoersUserNameInRunas,sudoersUIDInRunas,sudoersGroupInRunas,sudoersUserNetgroupInRunas,sudoersUserAliasInRunas
+syn cluster sudoersCmndInSpec	    contains=sudoersCmndNegationInSpec,sudoersCmndNameInSpec,sudoersCmndAliasInSpec
+
+" Operators
+syn match   sudoersUserNegationInList contained '!\+' nextgroup=@sudoersUserInList  skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostNegationInList contained '!\+' nextgroup=@sudoersHostInList  skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersCmndNegationInList contained '!\+' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndInList  skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersUserNegation	      contained '!\+' nextgroup=@sudoersUser	    skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostNegation	      contained '!\+' nextgroup=@sudoersHost	    skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersUserNegationInSpec contained '!\+' nextgroup=@sudoersUserInSpec  skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersHostNegationInSpec contained '!\+' nextgroup=@sudoersHostInSpec  skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersUserNegationInRunas contained '!\+' nextgroup=@sudoersUserInRunas skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersCmndNegationInSpec contained '!\+' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndInSpec  skipwhite skipnl
+
+" Arguments
+syn match   sudoersCommandArgs	    contained '[^[:space:],:=\\]\+\%(\\[[:space:],:=\\][^[:space:],:=\\]*\)*' nextgroup=sudoersCommandArgs,@sudoersCmndList skipwhite
+syn match   sudoersCommandEmpty	    contained '""' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndList skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersCommandArgsInSpec contained '[^[:space:],:=\\]\+\%(\\[[:space:],:=\\][^[:space:],:=\\]*\)*' nextgroup=sudoersCommandArgsInSpec,@sudoersCmndSpec skipwhite
+syn match   sudoersCommandEmptyInSpec contained '""' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndSpec skipwhite skipnl
+
+" Default Entries
+syn keyword sudoersDefaultEntry	Defaults nextgroup=sudoersDefaultTypeAt,sudoersDefaultTypeColon,sudoersDefaultTypeGreaterThan,@sudoersParameter skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersDefaultTypeAt	  contained '@' nextgroup=@sudoersHost skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersDefaultTypeColon	  contained ':' nextgroup=@sudoersUser skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersDefaultTypeGreaterThan contained '>' nextgroup=@sudoersUser skipwhite skipnl
+
+" TODO: could also deal with special characters here
+syn keyword sudoersBooleanParameter contained long_opt_prompt ignore_dot mail_always mail_badpass mail_no_user mail_no_perms tty_tickets lecture authenticate root_sudo log_host log_year shell_noargs set_home always_set_home path_info preserve_groups fqdn insults requiretty env_editor rootpw runaspw targetpw set_logname stay_setuid env_reset use_loginclass nextgroup=sudoersParameterListComma skipwhite skipnl
+syn keyword sudoersIntegerParameter contained passwd_tries loglinelen timestamp_timeout passwd_timeout umask nextgroup=sudoersIntegerParameterEquals skipwhite skipnl
+syn keyword sudoersStringParameter  contained mailsub badpass_message timestampdir timestampowner passprompt runas_default syslog_goodpri syslog_badpri editor logfile syslog mailerpath mailerflags mailto exempt_group verifypw listpw nextgroup=sudoersStringParameterEquals skipwhite skipnl
+syn keyword sudoersListParameter    contained env_check env_delete env_keep nextgroup=sudoersListParameterEquals skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersParameterListComma contained ',' nextgroup=@sudoersParameter skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn cluster sudoersParameter	    contains=sudoersBooleanParameter,sudoersIntegerParameterEquals,sudoersStringParameter,sudoersListParameter
+
+syn match   sudoersIntegerParameterEquals contained '[+-]\==' nextgroup=sudoersIntegerValue skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersStringParameterEquals  contained '[+-]\==' nextgroup=sudoersStringValue  skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersListParameterEquals	  contained '[+-]\==' nextgroup=sudoersListValue    skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn match   sudoersIntegerValue	contained '\d\+' nextgroup=sudoersParameterListComma skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersStringValue	contained '[^[:space:],:=\\]*\%(\\[[:space:],:=\\][^[:space:],:=\\]*\)*' nextgroup=sudoersParameterListComma skipwhite skipnl
+syn region  sudoersStringValue	contained start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+ nextgroup=sudoersParameterListComma skipwhite skipnl
+syn match   sudoersListValue	contained '[^[:space:],:=\\]*\%(\\[[:space:],:=\\][^[:space:],:=\\]*\)*' nextgroup=sudoersParameterListComma skipwhite skipnl
+syn region  sudoersListValue	contained start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+ nextgroup=sudoersParameterListComma skipwhite skipnl
+
+" Special for specs
+syn match   sudoersPASSWD	      contained '\%(NO\)\=PASSWD:' nextgroup=@sudoersCmndInSpec skipwhite
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_sudoers_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_sudoers_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink sudoersSpecEquals		Operator
+  HiLink sudoersTodo			Todo
+  HiLink sudoersComment			Comment
+  HiLink sudoersAlias			Keyword
+  HiLink sudoersUserAlias		Identifier
+  HiLink sudoersUserNameInList		String
+  HiLink sudoersUIDInList		Number
+  HiLink sudoersGroupInList             PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserNetgroupInList      PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserAliasInList         PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserName		String
+  HiLink sudoersUID			Number
+  HiLink sudoersGroup			PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserNetgroup		PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserAliasRef            PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserNameInSpec		String
+  HiLink sudoersUIDInSpec		Number
+  HiLink sudoersGroupInSpec		PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserNetgroupInSpec	PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserAliasInSpec		PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserNameInRunas		String
+  HiLink sudoersUIDInRunas		Number
+  HiLink sudoersGroupInRunas		PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserNetgroupInRunas	PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserAliasInRunas	PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersHostAlias               Identifier
+  HiLink sudoersHostNameInList          String
+  HiLink sudoersIPAddrInList            Number
+  HiLink sudoersNetworkInList           Number
+  HiLink sudoersHostNetgroupInList      PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersHostAliasInList         PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersHostName		String
+  HiLink sudoersIPAddr			Number
+  HiLink sudoersNetwork			Number
+  HiLink sudoersHostNetgroup		PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersHostAliasRef            PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersHostNameInSpec          String
+  HiLink sudoersIPAddrInSpec            Number
+  HiLink sudoersNetworkInSpec           Number
+  HiLink sudoersHostNetgroupInSpec      PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersHostAliasInSpec         PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersCmndAlias		Identifier
+  HiLink sudoersCmndNameInList		String
+  HiLink sudoersCmndAliasInList         PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersCmndNameInSpec		String
+  HiLink sudoersCmndAliasInSpec         PreProc
+  HiLink sudoersUserAliasEquals		Operator
+  HiLink sudoersUserListComma           Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersUserListColon           Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersUserSpecComma           Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersUserRunasBegin		Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersUserRunasComma		Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersUserRunasEnd		Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersHostAliasEquals         Operator
+  HiLink sudoersHostListComma           Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersHostListColon           Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersHostSpecComma           Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersCmndAliasEquals         Operator
+  HiLink sudoersCmndListComma           Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersCmndListColon           Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersCmndSpecComma           Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersCmndSpecColon           Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersUserNegationInList      Operator
+  HiLink sudoersHostNegationInList      Operator
+  HiLink sudoersCmndNegationInList      Operator
+  HiLink sudoersUserNegation		Operator
+  HiLink sudoersHostNegation		Operator
+  HiLink sudoersUserNegationInSpec	Operator
+  HiLink sudoersHostNegationInSpec	Operator
+  HiLink sudoersUserNegationInRunas	Operator
+  HiLink sudoersCmndNegationInSpec	Operator
+  HiLink sudoersCommandArgs		String
+  HiLink sudoersCommandEmpty		Special
+  HiLink sudoersDefaultEntry		Keyword
+  HiLink sudoersDefaultTypeAt		Special
+  HiLink sudoersDefaultTypeColon	Special
+  HiLink sudoersDefaultTypeGreaterThan	Special
+  HiLink sudoersBooleanParameter        Identifier
+  HiLink sudoersIntegerParameter        Identifier
+  HiLink sudoersStringParameter         Identifier
+  HiLink sudoersListParameter           Identifier
+  HiLink sudoersParameterListComma      Delimiter
+  HiLink sudoersIntegerParameterEquals  Operator
+  HiLink sudoersStringParameterEquals   Operator
+  HiLink sudoersListParameterEquals     Operator
+  HiLink sudoersIntegerValue            Number
+  HiLink sudoersStringValue             String
+  HiLink sudoersListValue               String
+  HiLink sudoersPASSWD			Special
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "sudoers"
+
+" vim: set sts=2 sw=2: