updated for version 7.0178
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/sh.vim b/runtime/syntax/sh.vim
index 7615c59..5aa1e4d 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/sh.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/sh.vim
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
" Language: shell (sh) Korn shell (ksh) bash (sh)
" Maintainer: Dr. Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <NdrOchipS@PcampbellAfamily.Mbiz>
" Previous Maintainer: Lennart Schultz <Lennart.Schultz@ecmwf.int>
-" Last Change: Oct 18, 2005
-" Version: 78
+" Last Change: Dec 29, 2005
+" Version: 79
" URL: http://mysite.verizon.net/astronaut/vim/index.html#vimlinks_syntax
"
" Using the following VIM variables: {{{1
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
" Options Interceptor: {{{1
" ====================
syn match shOption "\s[\-+][a-zA-Z0-9]\+\>"ms=s+1
-syn match shOption "\s--\S\+"ms=s+1
+syn match shOption "\s--[^ \t$`|]\+"ms=s+1
" Operators: {{{1
" ==========