diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/bst.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/bst.vim
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+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:	bst
+" Author:	Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.info>
+" $Id$
+
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
+    finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+setlocal commentstring=%\ %s
+setlocal comments=:%
+setlocal fo-=t fo+=croql
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setlocal com< cms< fo<"