diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/karel.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/karel.vim
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+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/karel.vim
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+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:    KAREL
+" Last Change: 2024-11-18
+" Maintainer:  Kirill Morozov <kirill@robotix.pro>
+" Credits:     Patrick Meiser-Knosowski for the initial implementation.
+
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
+  finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+setlocal comments=:--
+setlocal commentstring=--\ %s
+setlocal suffixesadd+=.kl,.KL
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setlocal com< cms< sua<"