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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	dnsmasq(8) configuration file
+" Maintainer:	Thilo Six <T.Six@gmx.de>
+" Last Change:	2011 Apr 28
+" Credits:	This file is a mix of cfg.vim, wget.vim and xf86conf.vim, credits go to:
+"		Igor N. Prischepoff
+"		Doug Kearns
+"		David Ne\v{c}as
+"
+" Options: 	let dnsmasq_backrgound_light = 1
+"
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+    syntax clear
+elseif exists ("b:current_syntax")
+    finish
+endif
+
+if !exists("b:dnsmasq_backrgound_light")
+	if exists("dnsmasq_backrgound_light")
+		let b:dnsmasq_backrgound_light = dnsmasq_backrgound_light
+	else
+		let b:dnsmasq_backrgound_light = 0
+	endif
+endif
+
+
+" case on
+syn case match
+
+"Parameters
+syn match   DnsmasqParams   "^.\{-}="me=e-1 contains=DnsmasqComment
+"... and their values (don't want to highlight '=' sign)
+syn match   DnsmasqValues   "=.*"hs=s+1 contains=DnsmasqComment,DnsmasqSpecial
+
+"...because we do it here.
+syn match   DnsmasqEq	    display '=\|@\|/\|,' nextgroup=DnsmasqValues
+
+syn match   DnsmasqSpecial    "#"
+
+" String
+syn match   DnsmasqString    "\".*\""
+syn match   DnsmasqString    "'.*'"
+
+" Comments
+syn match   DnsmasqComment   "^#.*$" contains=DnsmasqTodo
+syn match   DnsmasqComment   "[ \t]#.*$" contains=DnsmasqTodo
+
+syn keyword DnsmasqTodo	    FIXME TODO XXX NOT contained
+
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*add-mac\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*all-servers\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*bind-interfaces\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*bogus-priv\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*clear-on-reload\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*dhcp-authoritative\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*dhcp-fqdn\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*dhcp-no-override\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*dhcp-scriptuser\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*domain-needed\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*enable-dbus\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*enable-tftp\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*expand-hosts\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*filterwin2k\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*keep-in-foreground\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*leasefile-ro\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*localise-queries\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*localmx\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*log-dhcp\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*log-queries\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*no-daemon\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*no-hosts\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*no-negcache\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*no-ping\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*no-poll\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*no-resolv\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*proxy-dnssec\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*read-ethers\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*rebind-localhost-ok\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*selfmx\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*stop-dns-rebind\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*strict-order\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*tftp-no-blocksize\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*tftp-secure\>"
+syn match DnsmasqKeyword    "^\s*tftp-unique-root\>"
+
+
+if b:dnsmasq_backrgound_light == 1
+    hi def DnsmasqParams    ctermfg=DarkGreen guifg=DarkGreen
+    hi def DnsmasqKeyword   ctermfg=DarkGreen guifg=DarkGreen
+else
+    hi def link DnsmasqKeyword  Keyword
+    hi def link DnsmasqParams   Keyword
+endif
+hi def link DnsmasqTodo	    Todo
+hi def link DnsmasqSpecial  Constant
+hi def link DnsmasqComment  Comment
+hi def link DnsmasqString   Constant
+hi def link DnsmasqValues   Normal
+hi def link DnsmasqEq	    Constant
+
+let b:current_syntax = "dnsmasq"