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+" Vim syntax file
+" This is a GENERATED FILE. Please always refer to source file at the URI below.
+" Language: strace output
+" Maintainer: David Ne\v{c}as (Yeti) <yeti@physics.muni.cz>
+" Last Change: 2002-10-10
+" URL: http://trific.ath.cx/Ftp/vim/syntax/strace.vim
+
+" Setup
+if version >= 600
+	if exists("b:current_syntax")
+		finish
+	endif
+else
+	syntax clear
+endif
+
+syn case match
+
+" Parse the line
+syn match straceSpecialChar "\\\d\d\d\|\\." contained
+syn region straceString start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ contains=straceSpecialChar oneline
+syn match straceNumber "\W[+-]\=\(\d\+\)\=\.\=\d\+\([eE][+-]\=\d\+\)\="lc=1
+syn match straceNumber "\W0x\x\+"lc=1
+syn match straceNumberRHS "\W\(0x\x\+\|-\=\d\+\)"lc=1 contained
+syn match straceOtherRHS "?" contained
+syn match straceConstant "[A-Z_]\{2,}"
+syn region straceVerbosed start="(" end=")" matchgroup=Normal contained oneline
+syn region straceReturned start="\s=\s" end="$" contains=StraceEquals,straceNumberRHS,straceOtherRHS,straceConstant,straceVerbosed oneline transparent
+syn match straceEquals "\s=\s"ms=s+1,me=e-1
+syn match straceParenthesis "[][(){}]"
+syn match straceSysCall "^\w\+"
+syn match straceOtherPID "^\[[^]]*\]" contains=stracePID,straceNumber nextgroup=straceSysCallEmbed skipwhite
+syn match straceSysCallEmbed "\w\+" contained
+syn keyword stracePID pid contained
+syn match straceOperator "[-+=*/!%&|:,]"
+syn region straceComment start="/\*" end="\*/" oneline
+
+" Define the default highlighting
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_strace_syntax_inits")
+	if version < 508
+		let did_strace_syntax_inits = 1
+		command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+	else
+		command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+	endif
+
+	HiLink straceComment Comment
+	HiLink straceVerbosed Comment
+	HiLink stracePID PreProc
+	HiLink straceNumber Number
+	HiLink straceNumberRHS Type
+	HiLink straceOtherRHS Type
+	HiLink straceString String
+	HiLink straceConstant Function
+	HiLink straceEquals Type
+	HiLink straceSysCallEmbed straceSysCall
+	HiLink straceSysCall Statement
+	HiLink straceParenthesis Statement
+	HiLink straceOperator Normal
+	HiLink straceSpecialChar Special
+	HiLink straceOtherPID PreProc
+
+	delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "strace"