diff --git a/runtime/syntax/netrw.vim b/runtime/syntax/netrw.vim
index 16e3c90..980fe5d 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/netrw.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/netrw.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Language   : Netrw Remote-Directory Listing Syntax
-" Maintainer : Charles E. Campbell, Jr.
-" Last change: Mar 07, 2014
-" Version    : 18
+" Maintainer : Charles E. Campbell
+" Last change: Oct 06, 2014
+" Version    : 19
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 " Syntax Clearing: {{{1
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 syn cluster NetrwGroup		contains=netrwHide,netrwSortBy,netrwSortSeq,netrwQuickHelp,netrwVersion,netrwCopyTgt
 syn cluster NetrwTreeGroup	contains=netrwDir,netrwSymLink,netrwExe
 
-syn match  netrwPlain		"\(\S\+ \)*\S\+"					contains=@NoSpell
+syn match  netrwPlain		"\(\S\+ \)*\S\+"					contains=netrwLink,@NoSpell
 syn match  netrwSpecial		"\%(\S\+ \)*\S\+[*|=]\ze\%(\s\{2,}\|$\)"		contains=netrwClassify,@NoSpell
 syn match  netrwDir		"\.\{1,2}/"						contains=netrwClassify,@NoSpell
 "syn match  netrwDir		"\%(\S\+ \)*\S\+/"					contains=netrwClassify,@NoSpell
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 syn match  netrwSizeDate	"\<\d\+\s\d\{1,2}/\d\{1,2}/\d\{4}\s"	skipwhite	contains=netrwDateSep,@NoSpell	nextgroup=netrwTime
 syn match  netrwSymLink		"\%(\S\+ \)*\S\+@\ze\%(\s\{2,}\|$\)"  			contains=netrwClassify,@NoSpell
 syn match  netrwExe		"\%(\S\+ \)*\S*[^~]\*\ze\%(\s\{2,}\|$\)" 		contains=netrwClassify,@NoSpell
+if has("gui_running") && (&enc == 'utf-8' || &enc == 'utf-16' || &enc == 'ucs-4')
 syn match  netrwTreeBar		"^\%([-+|│] \)\+"					contains=netrwTreeBarSpace	nextgroup=@netrwTreeGroup
+else
+syn match  netrwTreeBar		"^\%([-+|] \)\+"					contains=netrwTreeBarSpace	nextgroup=@netrwTreeGroup
+endif
 syn match  netrwTreeBarSpace	" "					contained
 
 syn match  netrwClassify	"[*=|@/]\ze\%(\s\{2,}\|$\)"		contained
@@ -44,10 +48,11 @@
 syn match  netrwComma		","				contained
 syn region netrwQuickHelp	matchgroup=Comment start="Quick Help:\s\+" end="$"	contains=netrwHelpCmd,netrwQHTopic,@NoSpell	keepend contained
 syn match  netrwHelpCmd		"\S\+\ze:"			contained skipwhite	contains=@NoSpell		nextgroup=netrwCmdSep
-syn match  netrwQHTopic		"-\a\+-"			contained skipwhite
+syn match  netrwQHTopic		"([a-zA-Z &]\+)"		contained skipwhite
 syn match  netrwCmdSep		":"				contained nextgroup=netrwCmdNote
 syn match  netrwCmdNote		".\{-}\ze  "			contained		contains=@NoSpell
 syn match  netrwVersion		"(netrw.*)"			contained		contains=@NoSpell
+syn match  netrwLink		"-->"				contained skipwhite
 
 " -----------------------------
 " Special filetype highlighting {{{1
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@
  hi default link netrwComma	netrwComment
  hi default link netrwHide	netrwComment
  hi default link netrwMarkFile	TabLineSel
+ hi default link netrwLink	Special
 
  " special syntax highlighting (see :he g:netrw_special_syntax)
  hi default link netrwBak	NonText