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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	    ALSA configuration file
+" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
+" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/
+" Latest Revision:  2004-09-10
+" arch-tag:	    3e06fe53-28d5-44a1-871d-279f22e7aed4
+
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" todo
+syn keyword alsoconfTodo      contained FIXME TODO XXX NOTE
+
+" comments
+syn region  alsaconfComment   matchgroup=alsaconfComment start="#" end="$"
+			      \ contains=alsaconfTodo
+
+" special characters
+syn match   alsaconfSpecialChar	contained "\\[ntvbrf]"
+syn match   alsaconfSpecialChar	contained "\\\o\+"
+
+" strings
+syn region  alsaconfString    matchgroup=alsaconfString start=+"+ skip=+\\$+
+			      \ end=+"+ end=+$+ contains=alsaconfSpecialChar
+
+" preprocessor special
+syn match   alsaconfSpecial   contained "confdir:"
+
+" preprocessor
+syn region  alsaconfPreProc   matchgroup=alsaconfPreProc start="<" end=">"
+			      \ contains=alsaconfSpecial
+
+" modes
+syn match   alsaconfMode      "[+?!-]"
+
+" keywords
+syn keyword alsaconfKeyword   card default device errors files func strings
+syn keyword alsaconfKeyword   subdevice type vars
+
+" variables
+syn match   alsaconfVariables "@\(hooks\|func\|args\)"
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_alsaconf_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_dircolors_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink alsoconfTodo	      Todo
+  HiLink alsaconfComment      Comment
+  HiLink alsaconfSpecialChar  SpecialChar
+  HiLink alsaconfString	      String
+  HiLink alsaconfSpecial      Special
+  HiLink alsaconfPreProc      PreProc
+  HiLink alsaconfMode	      Special
+  HiLink alsaconfKeyword      Keyword
+  HiLink alsaconfVariables    Identifier
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "alsaconf"
+
+" vim: set sts=2 sw=2: