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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	    Linux modutils modules.conf File
+" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
+" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/modconf/
+" Latest Revision:  2004-05-22
+" arch-tag:	    b7981bdb-daa3-41d1-94b5-a3d60b627916
+
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" comments
+syn region  modconfComment  start="#" skip="\\$" end="$" contains=modconfTodo
+
+" todo
+syn keyword modconfTodo	    FIXME TODO XXX NOTE
+
+" keywords and similar
+syn match   modconfBegin    "^" skipwhite nextgroup=modconfCommand,modconfComment
+
+syn match   modconfCommand  "\(add\s\+\)\=(above\|below\|probe\|probeall\}"
+syn region  modconfCommand  transparent matchgroup=modconfCommand start="\(add\s\+\)\=options" skip="\\$" end="$" contains=modconfModOpt
+syn keyword modconfCommand  define remove keep install insmod_opt else endif
+syn keyword modconfCommand  nextgroup=modconfPath skipwhite alias depfile generic_stringfile pcimapfile include isapnpmapfile usbmapfile parportmapfile ieee1394mapfile pnpbiosmapfile persistdir prune
+syn match   modconfCommand  "path\(\[\w\+\]\)\=" nextgroup=modconfPath skipwhite
+syn region  modconfCommand  transparent matchgroup=modconfCommand start="^\s*\(if\|elseif\)" skip="\\$" end="$" contains=modconfOp
+syn region  modconfCommand  transparent matchgroup=modconfCommand start="^\s*\(post\|pre\)-\(install\|remove\)" skip="\\$" end="$"
+
+
+" expressions and similay
+syn match   modconfOp	    contained "\s-[fnk]\>"
+syn region  modconfPath	    contained start="\(=\@=\)\=/" skip="\\$" end="\\\@!\_s"
+syn match   modconfModOpt   contained "\<\w\+=\@="
+
+if exists("modconf_minlines")
+    let b:modconf_minlines = modconf_minlines
+else
+    let b:modconf_minlines = 50
+endif
+exec "syn sync minlines=" . b:modconf_minlines
+
+" 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_modconf_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_modconf_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink modconfComment Comment
+  HiLink modconfTodo	Todo
+  HiLink modconfCommand Keyword
+  HiLink modconfPath	String
+  HiLink modconfOp	Identifier
+  HiLink modconfModOpt  Identifier
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "modconf"
+
+" vim: set sts=2 sw=2: