updated for version 7.2a
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/gitcommit.vim b/runtime/syntax/gitcommit.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: git commit file
+" Maintainer: Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.info>
+" Filenames: *.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+" Last Change: 2008 Apr 09
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+ finish
+endif
+
+syn case match
+syn sync minlines=50
+
+if has("spell")
+ syn spell toplevel
+endif
+
+syn include @gitcommitDiff syntax/diff.vim
+syn region gitcommitDiff start=/\%(^diff --git \)\@=/ end=/^$\|^#\@=/ contains=@gitcommitDiff
+
+syn match gitcommitFirstLine "\%^[^#].*" nextgroup=gitcommitBlank skipnl
+syn match gitcommitSummary "^.\{0,50\}" contained containedin=gitcommitFirstLine nextgroup=gitcommitOverflow contains=@Spell
+syn match gitcommitOverflow ".*" contained contains=@Spell
+syn match gitcommitBlank "^[^#].*" contained contains=@Spell
+syn match gitcommitComment "^#.*"
+syn region gitcommitHead start=/^# / end=/^#$/ contained transparent
+syn match gitcommitOnBranch "\%(^# \)\@<=On branch" contained containedin=gitcommitComment nextgroup=gitcommitBranch skipwhite
+syn match gitcommitBranch "\S\+" contained
+syn match gitcommitHeader "\%(^# \)\@<=.*:$" contained containedin=gitcommitComment
+
+syn region gitcommitUntracked start=/^# Untracked files:/ end=/^#$\|^#\@!/ contains=gitcommitHeader,gitcommitHead,gitcommitUntrackedFile fold
+syn match gitcommitUntrackedFile "\t\@<=.*" contained
+
+syn region gitcommitDiscarded start=/^# Changed but not updated:/ end=/^#$\|^#\@!/ contains=gitcommitHeader,gitcommitHead,gitcommitDiscardedType fold
+syn region gitcommitSelected start=/^# Changes to be committed:/ end=/^#$\|^#\@!/ contains=gitcommitHeader,gitcommitHead,gitcommitSelectedType fold
+
+syn match gitcommitDiscardedType "\t\@<=[a-z][a-z ]*[a-z]: "he=e-2 contained containedin=gitcommitComment nextgroup=gitcommitDiscardedFile skipwhite
+syn match gitcommitSelectedType "\t\@<=[a-z][a-z ]*[a-z]: "he=e-2 contained containedin=gitcommitComment nextgroup=gitcommitSelectedFile skipwhite
+syn match gitcommitDiscardedFile ".\{-\}\%($\| -> \)\@=" contained nextgroup=gitcommitDiscardedArrow
+syn match gitcommitSelectedFile ".\{-\}\%($\| -> \)\@=" contained nextgroup=gitcommitSelectedArrow
+syn match gitcommitDiscardedArrow " -> " contained nextgroup=gitcommitDiscardedFile
+syn match gitcommitSelectedArrow " -> " contained nextgroup=gitcommitSelectedFile
+
+hi def link gitcommitSummary Keyword
+hi def link gitcommitComment Comment
+hi def link gitcommitUntracked gitcommitComment
+hi def link gitcommitDiscarded gitcommitComment
+hi def link gitcommitSelected gitcommitComment
+hi def link gitcommitOnBranch Comment
+hi def link gitcommitBranch Special
+hi def link gitcommitDiscardedType gitcommitType
+hi def link gitcommitSelectedType gitcommitType
+hi def link gitcommitType Type
+hi def link gitcommitHeader PreProc
+hi def link gitcommitUntrackedFile gitcommitFile
+hi def link gitcommitDiscardedFile gitcommitFile
+hi def link gitcommitSelectedFile gitcommitFile
+hi def link gitcommitFile Constant
+hi def link gitcommitDiscardedArrow gitcommitArrow
+hi def link gitcommitSelectedArrow gitcommitArrow
+hi def link gitcommitArrow gitcommitComment
+"hi def link gitcommitOverflow Error
+hi def link gitcommitBlank Error
+
+let b:current_syntax = "gitcommit"