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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Apache-Style configuration files (proftpd.conf/apache.conf/..)
+" Maintainer:	Christian Hammers <ch@westend.com>
+" URL:		none
+" ChangeLog:
+"	2001-05-04,ch
+"		adopted Vim 6.0 syntax style
+"	1999-10-28,ch
+"		initial release
+
+" The following formats are recognised:
+" Apache-style .conf
+"	# Comment
+"	Option	value
+"	Option	value1 value2
+"	Option = value1 value2 #not apache but also allowed
+"	<Section Name?>
+"		Option	value
+"		<SubSection Name?>
+"		</SubSection>
+"	</Section>
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn case ignore
+
+syn match  apComment	/^\s*#.*$/
+syn match  apOption	/^\s*[^ \t#<=]*/
+"syn match  apLastValue	/[^ \t<=#]*$/ contains=apComment	ugly
+
+" tags
+syn region apTag	start=/</ end=/>/ contains=apTagOption,apTagError
+" the following should originally be " [^<>]+" but this didn't work :(
+syn match  apTagOption	contained / [-\/_\.:*a-zA-Z0-9]\+/ms=s+1
+syn match  apTagError	contained /[^>]</ms=s+1
+
+" 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_apachestyle_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_apachestyle_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink apComment	Comment
+  HiLink apOption	Keyword
+  "HiLink apLastValue	Identifier		ugly?
+  HiLink apTag		Special
+  HiLink apTagOption	Identifier
+  HiLink apTagError	Error
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "apachestyle"
+" vim: ts=8