diff --git a/runtime/syntax/c.vim b/runtime/syntax/c.vim
index 57d99ab..2b946dd 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/c.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/c.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	C
 " Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
-" Last Change:	2016 Jul 07
+" Last Change:	2016 Oct 27
 
 " Quit when a (custom) syntax file was already loaded
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
@@ -358,36 +358,36 @@
 endif
 
 " Accept %: for # (C99)
-syn region	cPreCondit	start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(if\|ifdef\|ifndef\|elif\)\>" skip="\\$" end="$" keepend contains=cComment,cCommentL,cCppString,cCharacter,cCppParen,cParenError,cNumbers,cCommentError,cSpaceError
-syn match	cPreConditMatch	display "^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\|endif\)\>"
+syn region	cPreCondit	start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(if\|ifdef\|ifndef\|elif\)\>" skip="\\$" end="$" keepend contains=cComment,cCommentL,cCppString,cCharacter,cCppParen,cParenError,cNumbers,cCommentError,cSpaceError
+syn match	cPreConditMatch	display "^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\|endif\)\>"
 if !exists("c_no_if0")
   syn cluster	cCppOutInGroup	contains=cCppInIf,cCppInElse,cCppInElse2,cCppOutIf,cCppOutIf2,cCppOutElse,cCppInSkip,cCppOutSkip
-  syn region	cCppOutWrapper	start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*if\s\+0\+\s*\($\|//\|/\*\|&\)" end=".\@=\|$" contains=cCppOutIf,cCppOutElse,@NoSpell fold
-  syn region	cCppOutIf	contained start="0\+" matchgroup=cCppOutWrapper end="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>" contains=cCppOutIf2,cCppOutElse
+  syn region	cCppOutWrapper	start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*if\s\+0\+\s*\($\|//\|/\*\|&\)" end=".\@=\|$" contains=cCppOutIf,cCppOutElse,@NoSpell fold
+  syn region	cCppOutIf	contained start="0\+" matchgroup=cCppOutWrapper end="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>" contains=cCppOutIf2,cCppOutElse
   if !exists("c_no_if0_fold")
-    syn region	cCppOutIf2	contained matchgroup=cCppOutWrapper start="0\+" end="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\>\|elif\s\+\(0\+\s*\($\|//\|/\*\|&\)\)\@!\|endif\>\)"me=s-1 contains=cSpaceError,cCppOutSkip,@Spell fold
+    syn region	cCppOutIf2	contained matchgroup=cCppOutWrapper start="0\+" end="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\>\|elif\s\+\(0\+\s*\($\|//\|/\*\|&\)\)\@!\|endif\>\)"me=s-1 contains=cSpaceError,cCppOutSkip,@Spell fold
   else
     syn region	cCppOutIf2	contained matchgroup=cCppOutWrapper start="0\+" end="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\>\|elif\s\+\(0\+\s*\($\|//\|/\*\|&\)\)\@!\|endif\>\)"me=s-1 contains=cSpaceError,cCppOutSkip,@Spell
   endif
-  syn region	cCppOutElse	contained matchgroup=cCppOutWrapper start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\|elif\)" end="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>"me=s-1 contains=TOP,cPreCondit
-  syn region	cCppInWrapper	start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*if\s\+0*[1-9]\d*\s*\($\|//\|/\*\||\)" end=".\@=\|$" contains=cCppInIf,cCppInElse fold
-  syn region	cCppInIf	contained matchgroup=cCppInWrapper start="\d\+" end="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>" contains=TOP,cPreCondit
+  syn region	cCppOutElse	contained matchgroup=cCppOutWrapper start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\|elif\)" end="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>"me=s-1 contains=TOP,cPreCondit
+  syn region	cCppInWrapper	start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*if\s\+0*[1-9]\d*\s*\($\|//\|/\*\||\)" end=".\@=\|$" contains=cCppInIf,cCppInElse fold
+  syn region	cCppInIf	contained matchgroup=cCppInWrapper start="\d\+" end="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>" contains=TOP,cPreCondit
   if !exists("c_no_if0_fold")
-    syn region	cCppInElse	contained start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\>\|elif\s\+\(0*[1-9]\d*\s*\($\|//\|/\*\||\)\)\@!\)" end=".\@=\|$" containedin=cCppInIf contains=cCppInElse2 fold
+    syn region	cCppInElse	contained start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\>\|elif\s\+\(0*[1-9]\d*\s*\($\|//\|/\*\||\)\)\@!\)" end=".\@=\|$" containedin=cCppInIf contains=cCppInElse2 fold
   else
-    syn region	cCppInElse	contained start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\>\|elif\s\+\(0*[1-9]\d*\s*\($\|//\|/\*\||\)\)\@!\)" end=".\@=\|$" containedin=cCppInIf contains=cCppInElse2
+    syn region	cCppInElse	contained start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\>\|elif\s\+\(0*[1-9]\d*\s*\($\|//\|/\*\||\)\)\@!\)" end=".\@=\|$" containedin=cCppInIf contains=cCppInElse2
   endif
-  syn region	cCppInElse2	contained matchgroup=cCppInWrapper start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\|elif\)\([^/]\|/[^/*]\)*" end="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>"me=s-1 contains=cSpaceError,cCppOutSkip,@Spell
-  syn region	cCppOutSkip	contained start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(if\>\|ifdef\>\|ifndef\>\)" skip="\\$" end="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>" contains=cSpaceError,cCppOutSkip
-  syn region	cCppInSkip	contained matchgroup=cCppInWrapper start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(if\s\+\(\d\+\s*\($\|//\|/\*\||\|&\)\)\@!\|ifdef\>\|ifndef\>\)" skip="\\$" end="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>" containedin=cCppOutElse,cCppInIf,cCppInSkip contains=TOP,cPreProc
+  syn region	cCppInElse2	contained matchgroup=cCppInWrapper start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(else\|elif\)\([^/]\|/[^/*]\)*" end="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>"me=s-1 contains=cSpaceError,cCppOutSkip,@Spell
+  syn region	cCppOutSkip	contained start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(if\>\|ifdef\>\|ifndef\>\)" skip="\\$" end="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>" contains=cSpaceError,cCppOutSkip
+  syn region	cCppInSkip	contained matchgroup=cCppInWrapper start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(if\s\+\(\d\+\s*\($\|//\|/\*\||\|&\)\)\@!\|ifdef\>\|ifndef\>\)" skip="\\$" end="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*endif\>" containedin=cCppOutElse,cCppInIf,cCppInSkip contains=TOP,cPreProc
 endif
 syn region	cIncluded	display contained start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+
 syn match	cIncluded	display contained "<[^>]*>"
-syn match	cInclude	display "^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*include\>\s*["<]" contains=cIncluded
+syn match	cInclude	display "^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*include\>\s*["<]" contains=cIncluded
 "syn match cLineSkip	"\\$"
 syn cluster	cPreProcGroup	contains=cPreCondit,cIncluded,cInclude,cDefine,cErrInParen,cErrInBracket,cUserLabel,cSpecial,cOctalZero,cCppOutWrapper,cCppInWrapper,@cCppOutInGroup,cFormat,cNumber,cFloat,cOctal,cOctalError,cNumbersCom,cString,cCommentSkip,cCommentString,cComment2String,@cCommentGroup,cCommentStartError,cParen,cBracket,cMulti,cBadBlock
-syn region	cDefine		start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(define\|undef\)\>" skip="\\$" end="$" keepend contains=ALLBUT,@cPreProcGroup,@Spell
-syn region	cPreProc	start="^\s*\(%:\|#\)\s*\(pragma\>\|line\>\|warning\>\|warn\>\|error\>\)" skip="\\$" end="$" keepend contains=ALLBUT,@cPreProcGroup,@Spell
+syn region	cDefine		start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(define\|undef\)\>" skip="\\$" end="$" keepend contains=ALLBUT,@cPreProcGroup,@Spell
+syn region	cPreProc	start="^\s*\zs\(%:\|#\)\s*\(pragma\>\|line\>\|warning\>\|warn\>\|error\>\)" skip="\\$" end="$" keepend contains=ALLBUT,@cPreProcGroup,@Spell
 
 " Highlight User Labels
 syn cluster	cMultiGroup	contains=cIncluded,cSpecial,cCommentSkip,cCommentString,cComment2String,@cCommentGroup,cCommentStartError,cUserCont,cUserLabel,cBitField,cOctalZero,cCppOutWrapper,cCppInWrapper,@cCppOutInGroup,cFormat,cNumber,cFloat,cOctal,cOctalError,cNumbersCom,cCppParen,cCppBracket,cCppString
@@ -396,21 +396,21 @@
 endif
 " Avoid matching foo::bar() in C++ by requiring that the next char is not ':'
 syn cluster	cLabelGroup	contains=cUserLabel
-syn match	cUserCont	display "^\s*\I\i*\s*:$" contains=@cLabelGroup
-syn match	cUserCont	display ";\s*\I\i*\s*:$" contains=@cLabelGroup
+syn match	cUserCont	display "^\s*\zs\I\i*\s*:$" contains=@cLabelGroup
+syn match	cUserCont	display ";\s*\zs\I\i*\s*:$" contains=@cLabelGroup
 if s:ft ==# 'cpp'
-  syn match	cUserCont	display "^\s*\%(class\|struct\|enum\)\@!\I\i*\s*:[^:]"me=e-1 contains=@cLabelGroup
-  syn match	cUserCont	display ";\s*\%(class\|struct\|enum\)\@!\I\i*\s*:[^:]"me=e-1 contains=@cLabelGroup
+  syn match	cUserCont	display "^\s*\zs\%(class\|struct\|enum\)\@!\I\i*\s*:[^:]"me=e-1 contains=@cLabelGroup
+  syn match	cUserCont	display ";\s*\zs\%(class\|struct\|enum\)\@!\I\i*\s*:[^:]"me=e-1 contains=@cLabelGroup
 else
-  syn match	cUserCont	display "^\s*\I\i*\s*:[^:]"me=e-1 contains=@cLabelGroup
-  syn match	cUserCont	display ";\s*\I\i*\s*:[^:]"me=e-1 contains=@cLabelGroup
+  syn match	cUserCont	display "^\s*\zs\I\i*\s*:[^:]"me=e-1 contains=@cLabelGroup
+  syn match	cUserCont	display ";\s*\zs\I\i*\s*:[^:]"me=e-1 contains=@cLabelGroup
 endif
 
 syn match	cUserLabel	display "\I\i*" contained
 
 " Avoid recognizing most bitfields as labels
-syn match	cBitField	display "^\s*\I\i*\s*:\s*[1-9]"me=e-1 contains=cType
-syn match	cBitField	display ";\s*\I\i*\s*:\s*[1-9]"me=e-1 contains=cType
+syn match	cBitField	display "^\s*\zs\I\i*\s*:\s*[1-9]"me=e-1 contains=cType
+syn match	cBitField	display ";\s*\zs\I\i*\s*:\s*[1-9]"me=e-1 contains=cType
 
 if exists("c_minlines")
   let b:c_minlines = c_minlines