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+" zipPlugin.vim: Handles browsing zipfiles
+"            PLUGIN PORTION
+" Date:			Sep 14, 2005
+" Maintainer:	Charles E Campbell, Jr <drchipNOSPAM at campbellfamily dot biz>
+" License:		Vim License  (see vim's :help license)
+" Copyright:    Copyright (C) 2005 Charles E. Campbell, Jr. {{{1
+"               Permission is hereby granted to use and distribute this code,
+"               with or without modifications, provided that this copyright
+"               notice is copied with it. Like anything else that's free,
+"               zipPlugin.vim is provided *as is* and comes with no warranty
+"               of any kind, either expressed or implied. By using this
+"               plugin, you agree that in no event will the copyright
+"               holder be liable for any damages resulting from the use
+"               of this software.
+
+" ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Initialization: {{{1
+let s:keepcpo= &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+" ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Public Interface: {{{1
+augroup zip
+ au!
+ au BufReadCmd   zipfile:*	call zip#Read(expand("<afile>"), 1)
+ au FileReadCmd  zipfile:*	call zip#Read(expand("<afile>"), 0)
+ au BufWriteCmd  zipfile:*	call zip#Write(expand("<afile>"))
+ au FileWriteCmd zipfile:*	call zip#Write(expand("<afile>"))
+
+ if has("unix")
+  au BufReadCmd   zipfile:*/*	call zip#Read(expand("<afile>"), 1)
+  au FileReadCmd  zipfile:*/*	call zip#Read(expand("<afile>"), 0)
+  au BufWriteCmd  zipfile:*/*	call zip#Write(expand("<afile>"))
+  au FileWriteCmd zipfile:*/*	call zip#Write(expand("<afile>"))
+ endif
+
+ au BufReadCmd   *.zip		call zip#Browse(expand("<afile>"))
+augroup END
+
+" ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Modelines And Restoration: {{{1
+let &cpo= s:keepcpo
+unlet s:keepcpo
+" vim:ts=8 fdm=marker