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+" Vim syntax file
+" Config file:	printcap
+" Maintainer:	Lennart Schultz <Lennart.Schultz@ecmwf.int> (defunct)
+"		Modified by Bram
+" Last Change:	2003 May 11
+
+" 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
+
+"define keywords
+if version < 600
+  set isk=@,46-57,_,-,#,=,192-255
+else
+  setlocal isk=@,46-57,_,-,#,=,192-255
+endif
+
+"first all the bad guys
+syn match pcapBad '^.\+$'	       "define any line as bad
+syn match pcapBadword '\k\+' contained "define any sequence of keywords as bad
+syn match pcapBadword ':' contained    "define any single : as bad
+syn match pcapBadword '\\' contained   "define any single \ as bad
+"then the good boys
+" Boolean keywords
+syn match pcapKeyword contained ':\(fo\|hl\|ic\|rs\|rw\|sb\|sc\|sf\|sh\)'
+" Numeric Keywords
+syn match pcapKeyword contained ':\(br\|du\|fc\|fs\|mx\|pc\|pl\|pw\|px\|py\|xc\|xs\)#\d\+'
+" String Keywords
+syn match pcapKeyword contained ':\(af\|cf\|df\|ff\|gf\|if\|lf\|lo\|lp\|nd\|nf\|of\|rf\|rg\|rm\|rp\|sd\|st\|tf\|tr\|vf\)=\k*'
+" allow continuation
+syn match pcapEnd ':\\$' contained
+"
+syn match pcapDefineLast '^\s.\+$' contains=pcapBadword,pcapKeyword
+syn match pcapDefine '^\s.\+$' contains=pcapBadword,pcapKeyword,pcapEnd
+syn match pcapHeader '^\k[^|]\+\(|\k[^|]\+\)*:\\$'
+syn match pcapComment "#.*$"
+
+syn sync minlines=50
+
+
+" 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_pcap_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_pcap_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink pcapBad WarningMsg
+  HiLink pcapBadword WarningMsg
+  HiLink pcapComment Comment
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "pcap"
+
+" vim: ts=8