diff --git a/runtime/syntax/messages.vim b/runtime/syntax/messages.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         /var/log/messages file
+" Maintainer:       Yakov Lerner <iler.ml@gmail.com>
+" Latest Revision:  2006-06-19
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn match   messagesBegin       display '^' nextgroup=messagesDate
+
+syn match   messagesDate        contained display '\a\a\a [ 0-9]\d *'
+                                \ nextgroup=messagesHour
+
+syn match   messagesHour        contained display '\d\d:\d\d:\d\d\s*'
+                                \ nextgroup=messagesHost
+
+syn match   messagesHost        contained display '\S*\s*'
+                                \ nextgroup=messagesLabel
+
+syn match   messagesLabel       contained display '\s*[^:]*:\s*'
+                                \ nextgroup=messagesText contains=messagesKernel,messagesPID
+
+syn match   messagesPID         contained display '\[\zs\d\+\ze\]'
+
+syn match   messagesKernel      contained display 'kernel:'
+
+
+syn match   messagesIP          '\d\+\.\d\+\.\d\+\.\d\+'
+
+syn match   messagesURL         '\w\+://\S\+'
+
+syn match   messagesText        contained display '.*'
+                                \ contains=messagesNumber,messagesIP,messagesURL,messagesError
+
+syn match   messagesNumber      contained '0x[0-9a-fA-F]*\|\[<[0-9a-f]\+>\]\|\<\d[0-9a-fA-F]*'
+
+syn match   messagesError       contained '\c.*\<\(FATAL\|ERROR\|ERRORS\|FAILED\|FAILURE\).*'
+
+
+hi def link messagesDate        Constant
+hi def link messagesHour        Type
+hi def link messagesHost        Identifier
+hi def link messagesLabel       Operator
+hi def link messagesPID         Constant
+hi def link messagesKernel      Special
+hi def link messagesError       ErrorMsg
+hi def link messagesIP          Constant
+hi def link messagesURL         Underlined
+hi def link messagesText        Normal
+hi def link messagesNumber      Number
+
+let b:current_syntax = "messages"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save