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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	gitolite configuration
+" URL:		https://github.com/tmatilai/gitolite.vim
+" Maintainer:	Teemu Matilainen <teemu.matilainen@iki.fi>
+" Last Change:	2011-10-05
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Comment
+syn match	gitoliteComment		"\(^\|\s\)#.*" contains=gitoliteTodo
+syn keyword	gitoliteTodo		TODO FIXME XXX NOT contained
+
+" Groups, users and repos
+syn match	gitoliteGroupDef	"\(^\s*\)\@<=@[^=]\{-1,}\(\s*=\)\@=" contains=gitoliteSpaceError,gitoliteUserError nextgroup=gitoliteGroupDefSep
+syn match	gitoliteGroupDefSep	"\s*=" contained nextgroup=gitoliteRepoLine
+syn match	gitoliteRepoDef		"^\s*repo\s" nextgroup=gitoliteRepoLine
+
+syn match	gitoliteRepoLine	".*" contained transparent contains=gitoliteGroup,gitoliteWildRepo,gitoliteCreator,gitoliteExtCmdHelper,gitoliteRepoError,gitoliteComment
+syn match	gitoliteUserLine	".*" contained transparent contains=gitoliteGroup,gitolitePreProc,gitoliteUserError,gitoliteComment
+
+syn match	gitoliteWildRepo	"[ \t=]\@<=[^ \t]*[\\^$|()[\]*?{}][^ \t]*" contained contains=gitoliteCreator,gitoliteRepoError
+syn match	gitoliteGroup		"[ \t=]\@<=@[^ \t]\+" contained contains=gitoliteUserError
+
+syn keyword	gitoliteCreator		CREATER CREATOR contained
+syn keyword	gitolitePreProc		CREATER CREATOR READERS WRITERS contained
+
+syn match	gitoliteExtCmdHelper	"[ \t=]\@<=EXTCMD/" contained nextgroup=gitoliteExtCmd
+syn match	gitoliteExtCmd		"rsync\(\s\|$\)" contained
+
+" Illegal characters
+syn match	gitoliteRepoError	"[^ \t0-9a-zA-Z._@+/\\^$|()[\]*?{}-]\+" contained
+syn match	gitoliteUserError	"[^ \t0-9a-zA-Z._@+-]\+" contained
+syn match	gitoliteSpaceError	"\s\+" contained
+
+" Permission
+syn match	gitoliteKeyword		"^\s*\(C\|R\|RW\|RW+\|RWC\|RW+C\|RWD\|RW+D\|RWCD\|RW+CD\)[ \t=]\@=" nextgroup=gitoliteRefex
+syn match	gitoliteKeyword		"^\s*-[ \t=]\@=" nextgroup=gitoliteDenyRefex
+syn match	gitoliteRefex		"[^=]*="he=e-1 contained contains=gitoliteSpecialRefex,gitoliteGroup nextgroup=gitoliteUserLine
+syn match	gitoliteDenyRefex	"[^=]*="he=e-1 contained contains=gitoliteSpecialRefex,gitoliteGroup nextgroup=gitoliteDenyUsers
+syn match	gitoliteSpecialRefex	"\sNAME/"he=e-1 contained
+syn match	gitoliteSpecialRefex	"/USER/"hs=s+1,he=e-1 contained
+syn match	gitoliteDenyUsers	".*" contained contains=gitoliteUserError,gitoliteComment
+
+" Configuration
+syn match	gitoliteKeyword		"^\s*config\s\+" nextgroup=gitoliteConfVariable
+syn match	gitoliteConfVariable	"[^=]*" contained
+
+" Include
+syn match	gitoliteInclude		"^\s*\(include\|subconf\)\s"
+
+" String
+syn region	gitoliteString		start=+"+ end=+"+ oneline
+
+" Define the default highlighting
+hi def link gitoliteComment		Comment
+hi def link gitoliteTodo		Todo
+hi def link gitoliteGroupDef		gitoliteGroup
+hi def link gitoliteGroup		Identifier
+hi def link gitoliteWildRepo		Special
+hi def link gitoliteRepoError		gitoliteError
+hi def link gitoliteUserError		gitoliteError
+hi def link gitoliteSpaceError		gitoliteError
+hi def link gitoliteError		Error
+hi def link gitoliteCreator		gitolitePreProc
+hi def link gitolitePreProc		PreProc
+hi def link gitoliteExtCmdHelper	PreProc
+hi def link gitoliteExtCmd		Special
+hi def link gitoliteRepoDef		Type
+hi def link gitoliteKeyword		Keyword
+hi def link gitoliteRefex		String
+hi def link gitoliteDenyRefex		gitoliteRefex
+hi def link gitoliteSpecialRefex	PreProc
+hi def link gitoliteDenyUsers		WarningMsg
+hi def link gitoliteConfVariable	Identifier
+hi def link gitoliteInclude		Include
+hi def link gitoliteString		String
+
+let b:current_syntax = "gitolite"