diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/matlab.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/matlab.vim
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+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:	matlab
+" Maintainer:	Jake Wasserman <jwasserman at gmail dot com>
+" Last Changed: 2006 Jan 12
+
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin") 
+	finish 
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+let s:save_cpo = &cpo
+set cpo-=C
+
+if exists("loaded_matchit")
+	let s:conditionalEnd = '\(([^()]*\)\@!\<end\>\([^()]*)\)\@!'
+	let b:match_words = '\<if\>\|\<while\>\|\<for\>\|\<switch\>:' . 
+		\ s:conditionalEnd . ',\<if\>:\<elseif\>:\<else\>:' .
+		\ s:conditionalEnd
+endif
+
+setlocal suffixesadd=.m
+setlocal suffixes+=.asv
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setlocal suffixesadd< suffixes< "
+	\ . "| unlet! b:match_words"
+
+let &cpo = s:save_cpo
+
+
+