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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:     EDIF (Electronic Design Interchange Format)
+" Maintainer:   Artem Zankovich <z_artem@hotbox.ru>
+" Last Change:  Oct 14, 2002
+"
+" Supported standarts are:
+"   ANSI/EIA Standard 548-1988 (EDIF Version 2 0 0)
+"   IEC 61690-1 (EDIF Version 3 0 0)
+"   IEC 61690-2 (EDIF Version 4 0 0)
+
+" Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+if version >= 600
+ setlocal iskeyword=48-57,-,+,A-Z,a-z,_,&
+else
+ set iskeyword=A-Z,a-z,_,&
+endif
+
+syn region	edifList	matchgroup=Delimiter start="(" end=")" contains=edifList,edifKeyword,edifString,edifNumber
+
+" Strings
+syn match       edifInStringError    /%/ contained
+syn match       edifInString    /%\s*\d\+\s*%/ contained
+syn region      edifString      start=/"/ end=/"/ contains=edifInString,edifInStringError contained
+
+" Numbers
+syn match       edifNumber      "\<[-+]\=[0-9]\+\>"
+
+" Keywords
+syn match       edifKeyword     "(\@<=\s*[a-zA-Z&][a-zA-Z_0-9]*\>" contained
+
+syn match       edifError       ")"
+
+" synchronization
+if version < 600
+  syntax sync maxlines=250
+else
+  syntax sync fromstart
+endif
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_edif_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_edif_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink edifInString		SpecialChar
+  HiLink edifKeyword		Keyword
+  HiLink edifNumber		Number
+  HiLink edifInStringError	edifError
+  HiLink edifError		Error
+  HiLink edifString		String
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "edif"