updated for version 7.2a
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/gitconfig.vim b/runtime/syntax/gitconfig.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: git config file
+" Maintainer: Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.info>
+" Filenames: gitconfig, .gitconfig, *.git/config
+" Last Change: 2008 Jun 04
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+ finish
+endif
+
+setlocal iskeyword+=-
+setlocal iskeyword-=_
+syn case ignore
+syn sync minlines=10
+
+syn match gitconfigComment "[#;].*"
+syn match gitconfigSection "\%(^\s*\)\@<=\[[a-z0-9.-]\+\]"
+syn match gitconfigSection '\%(^\s*\)\@<=\[[a-z0-9.-]\+ \+\"\%([^\\"]\|\\.\)*"\]'
+syn match gitconfigVariable "\%(^\s*\)\@<=\a\k*\%(\s*\%([=#;]\|$\)\)\@=" nextgroup=gitconfigAssignment skipwhite
+syn region gitconfigAssignment matchgroup=gitconfigNone start=+=\s*+ skip=+\\+ end=+\s*$+ contained contains=gitconfigBoolean,gitconfigNumber,gitConfigString,gitConfigEscape,gitConfigError,gitconfigComment keepend
+syn keyword gitconfigBoolean true false yes no contained
+syn match gitconfigNumber "\d\+" contained
+syn region gitconfigString matchgroup=gitconfigDelim start=+"+ skip=+\\+ end=+"+ matchgroup=gitconfigError end=+[^\\"]\%#\@!$+ contained contains=gitconfigEscape,gitconfigEscapeError
+syn match gitconfigError +\\.+ contained
+syn match gitconfigEscape +\\[\\"ntb]+ contained
+syn match gitconfigEscape +\\$+ contained
+
+hi def link gitconfigComment Comment
+hi def link gitconfigSection Keyword
+hi def link gitconfigVariable Identifier
+hi def link gitconfigBoolean Boolean
+hi def link gitconfigNumber Number
+hi def link gitconfigString String
+hi def link gitconfigDelim Delimiter
+hi def link gitconfigEscape Delimiter
+hi def link gitconfigError Error
+
+let b:current_syntax = "gitconfig"