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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: Zir
+" Upstream: https://github.com/ziglang/zig.vim
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+let b:current_syntax = "zir"
+
+syn region zirCommentLine start=";" end="$" contains=zirTodo,@Spell
+
+syn region zirBlock start="{" end="}" transparent fold
+
+syn keyword zirKeyword primitive fntype int str as ptrtoint fieldptr deref asm unreachable export ref fn
+
+syn keyword zirTodo contained TODO
+
+syn region zirString start=+c\?"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ oneline contains=zirEscape,zirEscapeUnicode,zirEscapeError,@Spell
+
+syn match zirEscapeError   display contained /\\./
+syn match zirEscape        display contained /\\\([nrt\\'"]\|x\x\{2}\)/
+syn match zirEscapeUnicode display contained /\\\(u\x\{4}\|U\x\{6}\)/
+
+syn match zirDecNumber display "\<[0-9]\+\%(.[0-9]\+\)\=\%([eE][+-]\?[0-9]\+\)\="
+syn match zirHexNumber display "\<0x[a-fA-F0-9]\+\%([a-fA-F0-9]\+\%([pP][+-]\?[0-9]\+\)\?\)\="
+syn match zirOctNumber display "\<0o[0-7]\+"
+syn match zirBinNumber display "\<0b[01]\+\%(.[01]\+\%([eE][+-]\?[0-9]\+\)\?\)\="
+
+syn match zirGlobal display "[^a-zA-Z0-9_]\?\zs@[a-zA-Z0-9_]\+"
+syn match zirLocal  display "[^a-zA-Z0-9_]\?\zs%[a-zA-Z0-9_]\+"
+
+hi def link zirCommentLine Comment
+hi def link zirTodo Todo
+
+hi def link zirKeyword Keyword
+
+hi def link zirString Constant
+
+hi def link zirEscape Special
+hi def link zirEscapeUnicode zirEscape
+hi def link zirEscapeError Error
+
+hi def link zirDecNumber Constant
+hi def link zirHexNumber Constant
+hi def link zirOctNumber Constant
+hi def link zirBinNumber Constant
+
+hi def link zirGlobal Identifier
+hi def link zirLocal  Identifier