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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Intel hex MCS51
+" Maintainer:	Sams Ricahrd <sams@ping.at>
+" Last Change:	2003 Apr 25
+
+" 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
+
+" storage types
+
+syn match hexChecksum	"[0-9a-fA-F]\{2}$"
+syn match hexAdress  "^:[0-9a-fA-F]\{6}" contains=hexDataByteCount
+syn match hexRecType  "^:[0-9a-fA-F]\{8}" contains=hexAdress
+syn match hexDataByteCount  contained "^:[0-9a-fA-F]\{2}" contains=hexStart
+syn match hexStart contained "^:"
+syn match hexExtAdrRec "^:02000002[0-9a-fA-F]\{4}" contains=hexSpecRec
+syn match hexExtLinAdrRec "^:02000004[0-9a-fA-F]\{4}" contains=hexSpecRec
+syn match hexSpecRec contained "^:0[02]00000[124]" contains=hexStart
+syn match hexEOF "^:00000001" contains=hexStart
+
+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_hex_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_hex_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  " The default methods for highlighting.  Can be overridden later
+  HiLink hexStart		SpecialKey
+  HiLink hexDataByteCount	Constant
+  HiLink hexAdress		Comment
+  HiLink hexRecType		WarningMsg
+  HiLink hexChecksum		Search
+  HiLink hexExtAdrRec		hexAdress
+  HiLink hexEOF			hexSpecRec
+  HiLink hexExtLinAdrRec	hexAdress
+  HiLink hexSpecRec		DiffAdd
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "hex"
+
+" vim: ts=8