--- a/runtime/syntax/scala.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/scala.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:           Derek Wyatt
 " URL:                  https://github.com/derekwyatt/vim-scala
 " License:              Same as Vim
-" Last Change:          23 August 2021
+" Last Change:          23 January 2022
 " ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if !exists('main_syntax')
@@ -43,55 +43,55 @@ syn keyword scalaKeyword class trait obj
 syn keyword scalaKeyword case nextgroup=scalaKeyword,scalaCaseFollowing skipwhite
 syn keyword scalaKeyword val nextgroup=scalaNameDefinition,scalaQuasiQuotes skipwhite
 syn keyword scalaKeyword def var nextgroup=scalaNameDefinition skipwhite
-hi link scalaKeyword Keyword
+hi def link scalaKeyword Keyword
 
 exe 'syn region scalaBlock start=/{/ end=/}/ contains=' . s:ContainedGroup() . ' fold'
 
 syn keyword scalaAkkaSpecialWord when goto using startWith initialize onTransition stay become unbecome
-hi link scalaAkkaSpecialWord PreProc
+hi def link scalaAkkaSpecialWord PreProc
 
 syn keyword scalatestSpecialWord shouldBe
 syn match scalatestShouldDSLA /^\s\+\zsit should/
 syn match scalatestShouldDSLB /\<should\>/
-hi link scalatestSpecialWord PreProc
-hi link scalatestShouldDSLA PreProc
-hi link scalatestShouldDSLB PreProc
+hi def link scalatestSpecialWord PreProc
+hi def link scalatestShouldDSLA PreProc
+hi def link scalatestShouldDSLB PreProc
 
 syn match scalaSymbol /'[_A-Za-z0-9$]\+/
-hi link scalaSymbol Number
+hi def link scalaSymbol Number
 
 syn match scalaChar /'.'/
 syn match scalaChar /'\\[\\"'ntbrf]'/ contains=scalaEscapedChar
 syn match scalaChar /'\\u[A-Fa-f0-9]\{4}'/ contains=scalaUnicodeChar
 syn match scalaEscapedChar /\\[\\"'ntbrf]/
 syn match scalaUnicodeChar /\\u[A-Fa-f0-9]\{4}/
-hi link scalaChar Character
-hi link scalaEscapedChar Special
-hi link scalaUnicodeChar Special
+hi def link scalaChar Character
+hi def link scalaEscapedChar Special
+hi def link scalaUnicodeChar Special
 
 syn match scalaOperator "||"
 syn match scalaOperator "&&"
 syn match scalaOperator "|"
 syn match scalaOperator "&"
-hi link scalaOperator Special
+hi def link scalaOperator Special
 
 syn match scalaNameDefinition /\<[_A-Za-z0-9$]\+\>/ contained nextgroup=scalaPostNameDefinition,scalaVariableDeclarationList
 syn match scalaNameDefinition /`[^`]\+`/ contained nextgroup=scalaPostNameDefinition
 syn match scalaVariableDeclarationList /\s*,\s*/ contained nextgroup=scalaNameDefinition
 syn match scalaPostNameDefinition /\_s*:\_s*/ contained nextgroup=scalaTypeDeclaration
-hi link scalaNameDefinition Function
+hi def link scalaNameDefinition Function
 
 syn match scalaInstanceDeclaration /\<[_\.A-Za-z0-9$]\+\>/ contained nextgroup=scalaInstanceHash
 syn match scalaInstanceDeclaration /`[^`]\+`/ contained
 syn match scalaInstanceHash /#/ contained nextgroup=scalaInstanceDeclaration
-hi link scalaInstanceDeclaration Special
-hi link scalaInstanceHash Type
+hi def link scalaInstanceDeclaration Special
+hi def link scalaInstanceHash Type
 
 syn match scalaUnimplemented /???/
-hi link scalaUnimplemented ERROR
+hi def link scalaUnimplemented ERROR
 
 syn match scalaCapitalWord /\<[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9$]*\>/
-hi link scalaCapitalWord Special
+hi def link scalaCapitalWord Special
 
 " Handle type declarations specially
 syn region scalaTypeStatement matchgroup=Keyword start=/\<type\_s\+\ze/ end=/$/ contains=scalaTypeTypeDeclaration,scalaSquareBrackets,scalaTypeTypeEquals,scalaTypeStatement
@@ -105,18 +105,18 @@ syn match scalaTypeTypeEquals /=\ze[^>]/
 syn match scalaTypeTypeExtension /)\?\_s*\zs\%(⇒\|=>\|<:\|:>\|=:=\|::\|#\)/ contained contains=scalaTypeOperator nextgroup=scalaTypeTypeDeclaration skipwhite
 syn match scalaTypeTypePostDeclaration /\<[_\.A-Za-z0-9$]\+\>/ contained nextgroup=scalaTypeTypePostExtension skipwhite
 syn match scalaTypeTypePostExtension /\%(⇒\|=>\|<:\|:>\|=:=\|::\)/ contained contains=scalaTypeOperator nextgroup=scalaTypeTypePostDeclaration skipwhite
-hi link scalaTypeTypeDeclaration Type
-hi link scalaTypeTypeExtension Keyword
-hi link scalaTypeTypePostDeclaration Special
-hi link scalaTypeTypePostExtension Keyword
+hi def link scalaTypeTypeDeclaration Type
+hi def link scalaTypeTypeExtension Keyword
+hi def link scalaTypeTypePostDeclaration Special
+hi def link scalaTypeTypePostExtension Keyword
 
 syn match scalaTypeDeclaration /(/ contained nextgroup=scalaTypeExtension contains=scalaRoundBrackets skipwhite
 syn match scalaTypeDeclaration /\%(⇒\|=>\)\ze/ contained nextgroup=scalaTypeDeclaration contains=scalaTypeExtension skipwhite
 syn match scalaTypeDeclaration /\<[_\.A-Za-z0-9$]\+\>/ contained nextgroup=scalaTypeExtension skipwhite
 syn match scalaTypeExtension /)\?\_s*\zs\%(⇒\|=>\|<:\|:>\|=:=\|::\|#\)/ contained contains=scalaTypeOperator nextgroup=scalaTypeDeclaration skipwhite
-hi link scalaTypeDeclaration Type
-hi link scalaTypeExtension Keyword
-hi link scalaTypePostExtension Keyword
+hi def link scalaTypeDeclaration Type
+hi def link scalaTypeExtension Keyword
+hi def link scalaTypePostExtension Keyword
 
 syn match scalaTypeAnnotation /\%([_a-zA-Z0-9$\s]:\_s*\)\ze[_=(\.A-Za-z0-9$]\+/ skipwhite nextgroup=scalaTypeDeclaration contains=scalaRoundBrackets
 syn match scalaTypeAnnotation /)\_s*:\_s*\ze[_=(\.A-Za-z0-9$]\+/ skipwhite nextgroup=scalaTypeDeclaration
@@ -124,51 +124,51 @@ hi clear scalaTypeAnnotation
 
 syn match scalaCaseFollowing /\<[_\.A-Za-z0-9$]\+\>/ contained contains=scalaCapitalWord
 syn match scalaCaseFollowing /`[^`]\+`/ contained contains=scalaCapitalWord
-hi link scalaCaseFollowing Special
+hi def link scalaCaseFollowing Special
 
 syn keyword scalaKeywordModifier abstract override final lazy implicit private protected sealed null super
 syn keyword scalaSpecialFunction implicitly require
-hi link scalaKeywordModifier Function
-hi link scalaSpecialFunction Function
+hi def link scalaKeywordModifier Function
+hi def link scalaSpecialFunction Function
 
 syn keyword scalaSpecial this true false ne eq
 syn keyword scalaSpecial new nextgroup=scalaInstanceDeclaration skipwhite
 syn match scalaSpecial "\%(=>\|⇒\|<-\|←\|->\|→\)"
 syn match scalaSpecial /`[^`]\+`/  " Backtick literals
-hi link scalaSpecial PreProc
+hi def link scalaSpecial PreProc
 
 syn keyword scalaExternal package import
-hi link scalaExternal Include
+hi def link scalaExternal Include
 
 syn match scalaStringEmbeddedQuote /\\"/ contained
 syn region scalaString start=/"/ end=/"/ contains=scalaStringEmbeddedQuote,scalaEscapedChar,scalaUnicodeChar
-hi link scalaString String
-hi link scalaStringEmbeddedQuote String
+hi def link scalaString String
+hi def link scalaStringEmbeddedQuote String
 
 syn region scalaIString matchgroup=scalaInterpolationBrackets start=/\<[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"/ skip=/\\"/ end=/"/ contains=scalaInterpolation,scalaInterpolationB,scalaEscapedChar,scalaUnicodeChar
 syn region scalaTripleIString matchgroup=scalaInterpolationBrackets start=/\<[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"""/ end=/"""\ze\%([^"]\|$\)/ contains=scalaInterpolation,scalaInterpolationB,scalaEscapedChar,scalaUnicodeChar
-hi link scalaIString String
-hi link scalaTripleIString String
+hi def link scalaIString String
+hi def link scalaTripleIString String
 
 syn match scalaInterpolation /\$[a-zA-Z0-9_$]\+/ contained
 exe 'syn region scalaInterpolationB matchgroup=scalaInterpolationBoundary start=/\${/ end=/}/ contained contains=' . s:ContainedGroup()
-hi link scalaInterpolation Function
+hi def link scalaInterpolation Function
 hi clear scalaInterpolationB
 
 syn region scalaFString matchgroup=scalaInterpolationBrackets start=/f"/ skip=/\\"/ end=/"/ contains=scalaFInterpolation,scalaFInterpolationB,scalaEscapedChar,scalaUnicodeChar
 syn match scalaFInterpolation /\$[a-zA-Z0-9_$]\+\(%[-A-Za-z0-9\.]\+\)\?/ contained
 exe 'syn region scalaFInterpolationB matchgroup=scalaInterpolationBoundary start=/${/ end=/}\(%[-A-Za-z0-9\.]\+\)\?/ contained contains=' . s:ContainedGroup()
-hi link scalaFString String
-hi link scalaFInterpolation Function
+hi def link scalaFString String
+hi def link scalaFInterpolation Function
 hi clear scalaFInterpolationB
 
 syn region scalaTripleString start=/"""/ end=/"""\%([^"]\|$\)/ contains=scalaEscapedChar,scalaUnicodeChar
 syn region scalaTripleFString matchgroup=scalaInterpolationBrackets start=/f"""/ end=/"""\%([^"]\|$\)/ contains=scalaFInterpolation,scalaFInterpolationB,scalaEscapedChar,scalaUnicodeChar
-hi link scalaTripleString String
-hi link scalaTripleFString String
+hi def link scalaTripleString String
+hi def link scalaTripleFString String
 
-hi link scalaInterpolationBrackets Special
-hi link scalaInterpolationBoundary Function
+hi def link scalaInterpolationBrackets Special
+hi def link scalaInterpolationBoundary Function
 
 syn match scalaNumber /\<0[dDfFlL]\?\>/ " Just a bare 0
 syn match scalaNumber /\<[1-9]\d*[dDfFlL]\?\>/  " A multi-digit number - octal numbers with leading 0's are deprecated in Scala
@@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ syn match scalaNumber /\<0[xX][0-9a-fA-F
 syn match scalaNumber /\%(\<\d\+\.\d*\|\.\d\+\)\%([eE][-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fFdD]\=/ " exponential notation 1
 syn match scalaNumber /\<\d\+[eE][-+]\=\d\+[fFdD]\=\>/ " exponential notation 2
 syn match scalaNumber /\<\d\+\%([eE][-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fFdD]\>/ " exponential notation 3
-hi link scalaNumber Number
+hi def link scalaNumber Number
 
 syn region scalaRoundBrackets start="(" end=")" skipwhite contained contains=scalaTypeDeclaration,scalaSquareBrackets,scalaRoundBrackets
 
 syn region scalaSquareBrackets matchgroup=scalaSquareBracketsBrackets start="\[" end="\]" skipwhite nextgroup=scalaTypeExtension contains=scalaTypeDeclaration,scalaSquareBrackets,scalaTypeOperator,scalaTypeAnnotationParameter
 syn match scalaTypeOperator /[-+=:<>]\+/ contained
 syn match scalaTypeAnnotationParameter /@\<[`_A-Za-z0-9$]\+\>/ contained
-hi link scalaSquareBracketsBrackets Type
-hi link scalaTypeOperator Keyword
-hi link scalaTypeAnnotationParameter Function
+hi def link scalaSquareBracketsBrackets Type
+hi def link scalaTypeOperator Keyword
+hi def link scalaTypeAnnotationParameter Function
 
 syn match scalaShebang "\%^#!.*" display
 syn region scalaMultilineComment start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=scalaMultilineComment,scalaDocLinks,scalaParameterAnnotation,scalaCommentAnnotation,scalaTodo,scalaCommentCodeBlock,@Spell keepend fold
@@ -195,20 +195,20 @@ syn match scalaParamAnnotationValue /[.`
 syn region scalaDocLinks start="\[\[" end="\]\]" contained
 syn region scalaCommentCodeBlock matchgroup=Keyword start="{{{" end="}}}" contained
 syn match scalaTodo "\vTODO|FIXME|XXX" contained
-hi link scalaShebang Comment
-hi link scalaMultilineComment Comment
-hi link scalaDocLinks Function
-hi link scalaParameterAnnotation Function
-hi link scalaParamAnnotationValue Keyword
-hi link scalaCommentAnnotation Function
-hi link scalaCommentCodeBlock String
-hi link scalaTodo Todo
+hi def link scalaShebang Comment
+hi def link scalaMultilineComment Comment
+hi def link scalaDocLinks Function
+hi def link scalaParameterAnnotation Function
+hi def link scalaParamAnnotationValue Keyword
+hi def link scalaCommentAnnotation Function
+hi def link scalaCommentCodeBlock String
+hi def link scalaTodo Todo
 
 syn match scalaAnnotation /@\<[`_A-Za-z0-9$]\+\>/
-hi link scalaAnnotation PreProc
+hi def link scalaAnnotation PreProc
 
 syn match scalaTrailingComment "//.*$" contains=scalaTodo,@Spell
-hi link scalaTrailingComment Comment
+hi def link scalaTrailingComment Comment
 
 syn match scalaAkkaFSM /goto([^)]*)\_s\+\<using\>/ contains=scalaAkkaFSMGotoUsing
 syn match scalaAkkaFSM /stay\_s\+using/
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ syn match scalaAkkaFSM /onTermination/
 syn match scalaAkkaFSM /whenUnhandled/
 syn match scalaAkkaFSMGotoUsing /\<using\>/
 syn match scalaAkkaFSMGotoUsing /\<goto\>/
-hi link scalaAkkaFSM PreProc
-hi link scalaAkkaFSMGotoUsing PreProc
+hi def link scalaAkkaFSM PreProc
+hi def link scalaAkkaFSMGotoUsing PreProc
 
 let b:current_syntax = 'scala'