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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Generic template
+" Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
+" Last Change:	2019 May 06
+
+" Quit when a (custom) syntax file was already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Known template types are very similar to HTML, E.g. golang and "Xfire User
+" Interface Template"
+" If you know how to recognize a more specific type for *.tmpl suggest a
+" change to runtime/scripts.vim.
+runtime! syntax/html.vim