diff --git a/runtime/syntax/m4.vim b/runtime/syntax/m4.vim
index 366f658..f90197a 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/m4.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/m4.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 " Language:		M4
 " Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner (claudio@fleiner.com)
 " URL:			http://www.fleiner.com/vim/syntax/m4.vim
-" Last Change:	2005 Jan 15
+" 				(outdated)
+" Last Change:	2022 Jun 12
 
 " This file will highlight user function calls if they use only
 " capital letters and have at least one argument (i.e. the '('
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/sh.vim b/runtime/syntax/sh.vim
index 731a514..a0ff499 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/sh.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/sh.vim
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 " Language:		shell (sh) Korn shell (ksh) bash (sh)
 " Maintainer:		Charles E. Campbell <NcampObell@SdrPchip.AorgM-NOSPAM>
 " Previous Maintainer:	Lennart Schultz <Lennart.Schultz@ecmwf.int>
-" Last Change:		Oct 26, 2021
-" Version:		199
+" Last Change:		Jun 09, 2022
+" Version:		201
 " URL:		http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_SH
 " For options and settings, please use:      :help ft-sh-syntax
 " This file includes many ideas from Eric Brunet (eric.brunet@ens.fr) and heredoc fixes from Felipe Contreras
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 if exists("b:is_kornshell") || exists("b:is_bash")
  syn cluster ErrorList add=shDTestError
 endif
-syn cluster shArithParenList	contains=shArithmetic,shCaseEsac,shComment,shDeref,shDo,shDerefSimple,shEcho,shEscape,shNumber,shOperator,shPosnParm,shExSingleQuote,shExDoubleQuote,shHereString,shRedir,shSingleQuote,shDoubleQuote,shStatement,shVariable,shAlias,shTest,shCtrlSeq,shSpecial,shParen,bashSpecialVariables,bashStatement,shIf,shFor,shFunctionKey,shFunctionOne,shFunctionTwo
+syn cluster shArithParenList	contains=shArithmetic,shArithParen,shCaseEsac,shComment,shDeref,shDo,shDerefSimple,shEcho,shEscape,shNumber,shOperator,shPosnParm,shExSingleQuote,shExDoubleQuote,shHereString,shRedir,shSingleQuote,shDoubleQuote,shStatement,shVariable,shAlias,shTest,shCtrlSeq,shSpecial,shParen,bashSpecialVariables,bashStatement,shIf,shFor,shFunctionKey,shFunctionOne,shFunctionTwo
 syn cluster shArithList	contains=@shArithParenList,shParenError
 syn cluster shCaseEsacList	contains=shCaseStart,shCaseLabel,shCase,shCaseBar,shCaseIn,shComment,shDeref,shDerefSimple,shCaseCommandSub,shCaseExSingleQuote,shCaseSingleQuote,shCaseDoubleQuote,shCtrlSeq,@shErrorList,shStringSpecial,shCaseRange
 syn cluster shCaseList	contains=@shCommandSubList,shCaseEsac,shColon,shCommandSub,shCommandSubBQ,shComment,shDo,shEcho,shExpr,shFor,shHereDoc,shIf,shHereString,shRedir,shSetList,shSource,shStatement,shVariable,shCtrlSeq
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@
 endif
 syn cluster shCommandSubList	contains=shAlias,shArithmetic,shCmdParenRegion,shCommandSub,shComment,shCtrlSeq,shDeref,shDerefSimple,shDoubleQuote,shEcho,shEscape,shExDoubleQuote,shExpr,shExSingleQuote,shHereDoc,shNumber,shOperator,shOption,shPosnParm,shHereString,shRedir,shSingleQuote,shSpecial,shStatement,shSubSh,shTest,shVariable
 syn cluster shCurlyList	contains=shNumber,shComma,shDeref,shDerefSimple,shDerefSpecial
-" COMBAK: removing shEscape from shDblQuoteList fails ksh04:43
-syn cluster shDblQuoteList	contains=shArithmetic,shCommandSub,shCommandSubBQ,shDeref,shDerefSimple,shPosnParm,shCtrlSeq,shSpecial,shSpecialDQ
+" COMBAK: removing shEscape from shDblQuoteList fails ksh04:43 -- Jun 09, 2022: I don't see the problem with ksh04, so am reinstating shEscape
+syn cluster shDblQuoteList	contains=shArithmetic,shCommandSub,shCommandSubBQ,shDeref,shDerefSimple,shEscape,shPosnParm,shCtrlSeq,shSpecial,shSpecialDQ
 syn cluster shDerefList	contains=shDeref,shDerefSimple,shDerefVar,shDerefSpecial,shDerefWordError,shDerefPSR,shDerefPPS
 syn cluster shDerefVarList	contains=shDerefOffset,shDerefOp,shDerefVarArray,shDerefOpError
 syn cluster shEchoList	contains=shArithmetic,shCommandSub,shCommandSubBQ,shDeref,shDerefSimple,shEscape,shExSingleQuote,shExDoubleQuote,shSingleQuote,shDoubleQuote,shCtrlSeq,shEchoQuote
@@ -157,11 +157,12 @@
 syn cluster shFunctionList	contains=@shCommandSubList,shCaseEsac,shColon,shComment,shDo,shEcho,shExpr,shFor,shHereDoc,shIf,shOption,shHereString,shRedir,shSetList,shSource,shStatement,shVariable,shOperator,shCtrlSeq
 if exists("b:is_kornshell") || exists("b:is_bash")
  syn cluster shFunctionList	add=shRepeat,shDblBrace,shDblParen,shForPP
+ syn cluster shDerefList	add=shCommandSubList,shEchoDeref
 endif
 syn cluster shHereBeginList	contains=@shCommandSubList
 syn cluster shHereList	contains=shBeginHere,shHerePayload
 syn cluster shHereListDQ	contains=shBeginHere,@shDblQuoteList,shHerePayload
-syn cluster shIdList	contains=shCommandSub,shCommandSubBQ,shWrapLineOperator,shSetOption,shComment,shDeref,shDerefSimple,shHereString,shNumber,shOperator,shRedir,shExSingleQuote,shExDoubleQuote,shSingleQuote,shDoubleQuote,shExpr,shCtrlSeq,shStringSpecial,shAtExpr
+syn cluster shIdList	contains=shArithmetic,shCommandSub,shCommandSubBQ,shWrapLineOperator,shSetOption,shComment,shDeref,shDerefSimple,shHereString,shNumber,shOperator,shRedir,shExSingleQuote,shExDoubleQuote,shSingleQuote,shDoubleQuote,shExpr,shCtrlSeq,shStringSpecial,shAtExpr
 syn cluster shIfList	contains=@shLoopList,shDblBrace,shDblParen,shFunctionKey,shFunctionOne,shFunctionTwo
 syn cluster shLoopList	contains=@shCaseList,@shErrorList,shCaseEsac,shConditional,shDblBrace,shExpr,shFor,shIf,shOption,shSet,shTest,shTestOpr,shTouch
 if exists("b:is_kornshell") || exists("b:is_bash")
@@ -179,6 +180,10 @@
 " This one is needed INSIDE a CommandSub, so that `echo bla` be correct
 syn region shEcho matchgroup=shStatement start="\<echo\>"  skip="\\$" matchgroup=shEchoDelim end="$" matchgroup=NONE end="[<>;&|()`]"me=e-1 end="\d[<>]"me=e-2 end="#"me=e-1 contains=@shEchoList skipwhite nextgroup=shQuickComment
 syn region shEcho matchgroup=shStatement start="\<print\>" skip="\\$" matchgroup=shEchoDelim end="$" matchgroup=NONE end="[<>;&|()`]"me=e-1 end="\d[<>]"me=e-2 end="#"me=e-1 contains=@shEchoList skipwhite nextgroup=shQuickComment
+if exists("b:is_kornshell") || exists("b:is_bash") || exists("b:is_posix")
+ syn region shEchoDeref contained matchgroup=shStatement start="\<echo\>"  skip="\\$" matchgroup=shEchoDelim end="$" end="[<>;&|()`}]"me=e-1 end="\d[<>]"me=e-2 end="#"me=e-1 contains=@shEchoList skipwhite nextgroup=shQuickComment
+ syn region shEchoDeref contained matchgroup=shStatement start="\<print\>" skip="\\$" matchgroup=shEchoDelim end="$" end="[<>;&|()`}]"me=e-1 end="\d[<>]"me=e-2 end="#"me=e-1 contains=@shEchoList skipwhite nextgroup=shQuickComment
+endif
 syn match  shEchoQuote contained	'\%(\\\\\)*\\["`'()]'
 
 " This must be after the strings, so that ... \" will be correct
@@ -291,13 +296,15 @@
 syn match shCaseLabel	contained skipwhite	"\%(\\.\|[-a-zA-Z0-9_*.]\)\+"	contains=shCharClass
 if exists("b:is_bash")
  ShFoldIfDoFor syn region	shCase	contained skipwhite skipnl matchgroup=shSnglCase start="\%(\\.\|[^#$()'" \t]\)\{-}\zs)"  end=";;" end=";&" end=";;&" end="esac"me=s-1	contains=@shCaseList	nextgroup=shCaseStart,shCase,shComment
+elseif exists("b:is_kornshell")
+ ShFoldIfDoFor syn region	shCase	contained skipwhite skipnl matchgroup=shSnglCase start="\%(\\.\|[^#$()'" \t]\)\{-}\zs)"  end=";;" end=";&" end="esac"me=s-1	contains=@shCaseList	nextgroup=shCaseStart,shCase,shComment
 else                                                                                                                     
  ShFoldIfDoFor syn region	shCase	contained skipwhite skipnl matchgroup=shSnglCase start="\%(\\.\|[^#$()'" \t]\)\{-}\zs)"  end=";;" end="esac"me=s-1		contains=@shCaseList	nextgroup=shCaseStart,shCase,shComment
 endif
 ShFoldIfDoFor syn region	shCaseEsac	matchgroup=shConditional start="\<case\>" end="\<esac\>"	contains=@shCaseEsacList
 
 syn keyword shCaseIn	contained skipwhite skipnl in			nextgroup=shCase,shCaseStart,shCaseBar,shComment,shCaseExSingleQuote,shCaseSingleQuote,shCaseDoubleQuote
-if exists("b:is_bash")
+if exists("b:is_bash") || exists("b:is_kornshell")
  syn region  shCaseExSingleQuote	matchgroup=shQuote start=+\$'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\.+ end=+'+	contains=shStringSpecial,shSpecial	skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=shCaseBar	contained
 elseif !exists("g:sh_no_error")
  syn region  shCaseExSingleQuote	matchgroup=Error start=+\$'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\.+ end=+'+	contains=shStringSpecial	skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=shCaseBar	contained
@@ -329,10 +336,11 @@
 " systems too, however, so the following syntax will flag $(..) as
 " an Error under /bin/sh.  By consensus of vimdev'ers!
 if exists("b:is_kornshell") || exists("b:is_bash") || exists("b:is_posix")
- syn region shCommandSub matchgroup=shCmdSubRegion start="\$("  skip='\\\\\|\\.' end=")"  contains=@shCommandSubList
+ syn region shCommandSub matchgroup=shCmdSubRegion start="\$(\ze[^(]"  skip='\\\\\|\\.' end=")"  contains=@shCommandSubList
  syn region shArithmetic matchgroup=shArithRegion  start="\$((" skip='\\\\\|\\.' end="))" contains=@shArithList
  syn region shArithmetic matchgroup=shArithRegion  start="\$\[" skip='\\\\\|\\.' end="\]" contains=@shArithList
  syn match  shSkipInitWS contained	"^\s\+"
+ syn region shArithParen matchgroup=shArithRegion  contained start="(" end=")" contains=@shArithParenList
 elseif !exists("g:sh_no_error")
  syn region shCommandSub matchgroup=Error start="\$(" end=")" contains=@shCommandSubList
 endif
@@ -368,7 +376,7 @@
 syn match   shNumber	"\<\d\+\>#\="
 syn match   shNumber	"\<-\=\.\=\d\+\>#\="
 syn match   shCtrlSeq	"\\\d\d\d\|\\[abcfnrtv0]"			contained
-if exists("b:is_bash")
+if exists("b:is_bash") || exists("b:is_kornshell")
  syn match   shSpecial	"[^\\]\(\\\\\)*\zs\\\o\o\o\|\\x\x\x\|\\c[^"]\|\\[abefnrtv]"	contained
  syn match   shSpecial	"^\(\\\\\)*\zs\\\o\o\o\|\\x\x\x\|\\c[^"]\|\\[abefnrtv]"	contained
  syn region  shExSingleQuote	matchgroup=shQuote start=+\$'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\.+ end=+'+	contains=shStringSpecial,shSpecial		nextgroup=shSpecialNxt
@@ -441,19 +449,24 @@
 syn region shAtExpr	contained	start="@(" end=")" contains=@shIdList
 if exists("b:is_bash")
  syn match  shSet "^\s*set\ze\s\+$"
- syn region shSetList oneline matchgroup=shSet start="\<\%(declare\|local\|export\)\>\ze[/a-zA-Z_]\@!" end="$"	matchgroup=shSetListDelim end="\ze[}|);&]" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\s\+#\|="	contains=@shIdList
+ syn region shSetList oneline matchgroup=shSet start="\<\%(declare\|local\|export\)\>\ze[/a-zA-Z_]\@!" end="$"		matchgroup=shSetListDelim end="\ze[}|);&]" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\s\+#\|="	contains=@shIdList
  syn region shSetList oneline matchgroup=shSet start="\<\%(set\|unset\)\>[/a-zA-Z_]\@!" end="\ze[;|#)]\|$"		matchgroup=shSetListDelim end="\ze[}|);&]" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\s\+="	contains=@shIdList nextgroup=shComment
 elseif exists("b:is_kornshell") || exists("b:is_posix")
  syn match  shSet "^\s*set\ze\s\+$"
  if exists("b:is_dash")
-  syn region shSetList oneline matchgroup=shSet start="\<\%(local\)\>\ze[/]\@!" end="$"	                 matchgroup=shSetListDelim end="\ze[}|);&]" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\s\+[#=]"	contains=@shIdList
+  syn region shSetList oneline matchgroup=shSet start="\<\%(local\)\>\ze[/]\@!" end="$"			matchgroup=shSetListDelim end="\ze[}|);&]" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\s\+[#=]"	contains=@shIdList
  endif
- syn region shSetList oneline matchgroup=shSet start="\<\(export\)\>\ze[/]\@!" end="$"		matchgroup=shSetListDelim end="\ze[}|);&]" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\s\+[#=]"	contains=@shIdList
+ syn region shSetList oneline matchgroup=shSet start="\<\(export\)\>\ze[/]\@!" end="$"			matchgroup=shSetListDelim end="\ze[}|);&]" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\s\+[#=]"	contains=@shIdList
  syn region shSetList oneline matchgroup=shSet start="\<\%(set\|unset\>\)\ze[/a-zA-Z_]\@!" end="\ze[;|#)]\|$"		matchgroup=shSetListDelim end="\ze[}|);&]" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\s\+[#=]"	contains=@shIdList nextgroup=shComment
 else
  syn region shSetList oneline matchgroup=shSet start="\<\(set\|export\|unset\)\>\ze[/a-zA-Z_]\@!" end="\ze[;|#)]\|$"	matchgroup=shSetListDelim end="\ze[}|);&]" matchgroup=NONE end="\ze\s\+[#=]"	contains=@shIdList
 endif
 
+" KornShell namespace: {{{1
+if exists("b:is_kornshell")
+ syn keyword shFunctionKey namespace skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=shFunctionTwo
+endif
+
 " Functions: {{{1
 if !exists("b:is_posix")
  syn keyword shFunctionKey function	skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=shFunctionTwo
@@ -473,7 +486,7 @@
 
 " Parameter Dereferencing: {{{1
 " ========================
-if !exists("g:sh_no_error")
+if !exists("g:sh_no_error") && !(exists("b:is_bash") || exists("b:is_kornshell") || exists("b:is_posix"))
  syn match  shDerefWordError	"[^}$[~]"	contained
 endif
 syn match  shDerefSimple	"\$\%(\h\w*\|\d\)"	nextgroup=@shNoZSList
@@ -486,6 +499,13 @@
  syn region shDeref	matchgroup=PreProc start="\${\$\$" end="}"	contains=@shDerefList	nextgroup=@shSpecialNoZS,shSpecialStart
 endif
 
+" ksh: ${.sh.*} variables: {{{1
+" ========================================
+if exists("b:is_kornshell")
+" syn match  shDerefVar	contained	"[.]*"	nextgroup=@shDerefVarList
+ syn match  shDerefVar	contained	"\.\+"	nextgroup=@shDerefVarList
+endif
+
 " ksh: ${!var[*]} array index list syntax: {{{1
 " ========================================
 if exists("b:is_kornshell") || exists("b:is_posix")
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index af3c2e4..304fdb0 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Vim 8.2 script
 " Maintainer:	Charles E. Campbell <NcampObell@SdrPchip.AorgM-NOSPAM>
-" Last Change:	May 27, 2022
-" Version:	8.2-42
+" Last Change:	Jun 12, 2022
+" Version:	8.2-43
 " URL:	http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_VIM
 " Automatically generated keyword lists: {{{1
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 syn region	vimPatSepZone	oneline   contained   matchgroup=vimPatSepZ start="\\%\=\ze(" skip="\\\\" end="\\)\|[^\\]['"]"	contains=@vimStringGroup
 syn region	vimPatRegion	contained transparent matchgroup=vimPatSepR start="\\[z%]\=(" end="\\)"	contains=@vimSubstList oneline
 syn match	vimNotPatSep	contained	"\\\\"
-syn cluster	vimStringGroup	contains=vimEscapeBrace,vimPatSep,vimNotPatSep,vimPatSepErr,vimPatSepZone,@Spell
+syn cluster	vimStringGroup	contains=vimEscape,vimEscapeBrace,vimPatSep,vimNotPatSep,vimPatSepErr,vimPatSepZone,@Spell
 syn region	vimString	oneline keepend	start=+[^a-zA-Z>!\\@]"+lc=1 skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ matchgroup=vimStringEnd end=+"+	contains=@vimStringGroup
 syn region	vimString	oneline keepend	start=+[^a-zA-Z>!\\@]'+lc=1 end=+'+
 syn region	vimString	oneline	start=+=!+lc=1	skip=+\\\\\|\\!+ end=+!+	contains=@vimStringGroup
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@
 "syn region	vimString	oneline	start="\s/\s*\A"lc=1 skip="\\\\\|\\+" end="/"	contains=@vimStringGroup  " see tst45.vim
 syn match	vimString	contained	+"[^"]*\\$+	skipnl nextgroup=vimStringCont
 syn match	vimStringCont	contained	+\(\\\\\|.\)\{-}[^\\]"+
+syn match	vimEscape	contained	"\\."
 
 " Substitutions: {{{2
 " =============
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@
 " User Function Highlighting: {{{2
 " (following Gautam Iyer's suggestion)
 " ==========================
-syn match vimFunc		"\%(\%([sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\|<[sS][iI][dD]>\)\=\%(\w\+\.\)*\I[a-zA-Z0-9_.]*\)\ze\s*("		contains=vimCommand,vimFuncEcho,vimFuncName,vimUserFunc,vimExecute
+syn match vimFunc		"\%(\%([sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\|<[sS][iI][dD]>\)\=\%(\w\+\.\)*\I[a-zA-Z0-9_.]*\)\ze\s*("		contains=vimFuncEcho,vimFuncName,vimUserFunc,vimExecute
 syn match vimUserFunc contained	"\%(\%([sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\|<[sS][iI][dD]>\)\=\%(\w\+\.\)*\I[a-zA-Z0-9_.]*\)\|\<\u[a-zA-Z0-9.]*\>\|\<if\>"	contains=vimCommand,vimNotation
 syn keyword vimFuncEcho contained	ec ech echo
 
@@ -897,6 +898,7 @@
  hi def link vimElseif	vimCondHL
  hi def link vimEnvvar	PreProc
  hi def link vimError	Error
+ hi def link vimEscape	Special
  hi def link vimFBVar	vimVar
  hi def link vimFgBgAttrib	vimHiAttrib
  hi def link vimFuncEcho	vimCommand