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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         updatedb.conf(5) configuration file
+" Maintainer:       Nikolai Weibull <nikolai+work.vim@bitwi.se>
+" Latest Revision:  2005-06-29
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn keyword updatedbTodo    contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  updatedbComment display oneline start='^\s*#' end='$'
+                            \ contains=updatedbTodo,@Spell
+
+syn match   updatedbBegin   display '^'
+                            \ nextgroup=updatedbName,updatedbComment skipwhite
+
+syn keyword updatedbName    contained PRUNEFS PRUNEPATHS
+                            \ nextgroup=updatedbNameEq
+
+syn match   updatedbNameEq  contained display '=' nextgroup=updatedbValue
+
+syn region  updatedbValue   contained display oneline
+                            \ matchgroup=updatedbValue start='"'
+                            \ matchgroup=updatedbValue end='"'
+
+hi def link updatedbTodo    Todo
+hi def link updatedbComment Comment
+hi def link updatedbName    Identifier
+hi def link updatedbNameEq  Operator
+hi def link updatedbValue   String
+
+let b:current_syntax = "updatedb"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save