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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Z80 assembler asz80
+" Maintainer:	Milan Pikula <www@fornax.elf.stuba.sk>
+" 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
+
+syn case ignore
+
+" Common Z80 Assembly instructions
+syn keyword z8aInstruction adc add and bit ccf cp cpd cpdr cpi cpir cpl
+syn keyword z8aInstruction daa di djnz ei exx halt im in
+syn keyword z8aInstruction ind ini indr inir jp jr ld ldd lddr ldi ldir
+syn keyword z8aInstruction neg nop or otdr otir out outd outi
+syn keyword z8aInstruction res rl rla rlc rlca rld
+syn keyword z8aInstruction rr rra rrc rrca rrd sbc scf set sla sra
+syn keyword z8aInstruction srl sub xor
+" syn keyword z8aInstruction push pop call ret reti retn inc dec ex rst
+
+" Any other stuff
+syn match z8aIdentifier		"[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*"
+
+" Instructions changing stack
+syn keyword z8aSpecInst push pop call ret reti retn rst
+syn match z8aInstruction "\<inc\>"
+syn match z8aInstruction "\<dec\>"
+syn match z8aInstruction "\<ex\>"
+syn match z8aSpecInst "\<inc\s\+sp\>"me=s+3
+syn match z8aSpecInst "\<dec\s\+sp\>"me=s+3
+syn match z8aSpecInst "\<ex\s\+(\s*sp\s*)\s*,\s*hl\>"me=s+2
+
+"Labels
+syn match z8aLabel		"[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*:"
+syn match z8aSpecialLabel	"[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*::"
+
+" PreProcessor commands
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.org"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.globl"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.db"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.dw"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.ds"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.byte"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.word"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.blkb"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.blkw"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.ascii"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.asciz"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.module"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.title"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.sbttl"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.even"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.odd"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.area"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.page"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.setdp"
+syn match z8aPreProc	"\.radix"
+syn match z8aInclude	"\.include"
+syn match z8aPreCondit	"\.if"
+syn match z8aPreCondit	"\.else"
+syn match z8aPreCondit	"\.endif"
+
+" Common strings
+syn match z8aString		"\".*\""
+syn match z8aString		"\'.*\'"
+
+" Numbers
+syn match z8aNumber		"[0-9]\+"
+syn match z8aNumber		"0[xXhH][0-9a-fA-F]\+"
+syn match z8aNumber		"0[bB][0-1]*"
+syn match z8aNumber		"0[oO\@qQ][0-7]\+"
+syn match z8aNumber		"0[dD][0-9]\+"
+
+" Character constant
+syn match z8aString		"\#\'."hs=s+1
+
+" Comments
+syn match z8aComment		";.*"
+
+syn case match
+
+" 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_z8a_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_z8a_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink z8aSection		Special
+  HiLink z8aLabel		Label
+  HiLink z8aSpecialLabel	Label
+  HiLink z8aComment		Comment
+  HiLink z8aInstruction	Statement
+  HiLink z8aSpecInst		Statement
+  HiLink z8aInclude		Include
+  HiLink z8aPreCondit		PreCondit
+  HiLink z8aPreProc		PreProc
+  HiLink z8aNumber		Number
+  HiLink z8aString		String
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "z8a"
+" vim: ts=8