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+" Vim syntax file
+" This is a GENERATED FILE. Please always refer to source file at the URI below.
+" Language: SysV-compatible init process control file `inittab'
+" Maintainer: David Ne\v{c}as (Yeti) <yeti@physics.muni.cz>
+" Last Change: 2002-09-13
+" URL: http://physics.muni.cz/~yeti/download/syntax/inittab.vim
+
+" Setup
+if version >= 600
+  if exists("b:current_syntax")
+    finish
+  endif
+else
+  syntax clear
+endif
+
+syn case match
+
+" Base constructs
+syn match inittabError "[^:]\+:"me=e-1 contained
+syn match inittabError "[^:]\+$" contained
+syn match inittabComment "^[#:].*$" contains=inittabFixme
+syn match inittabComment "#.*$" contained contains=inittabFixme
+syn keyword inittabFixme FIXME TODO XXX NOT
+
+" Shell
+syn region inittabShString start=+"+ end=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\\"+ contained
+syn region inittabShString start=+'+ end=+'+ contained
+syn match inittabShOption "\s[-+][[:alnum:]]\+"ms=s+1 contained
+syn match inittabShOption "\s--[:alnum:][-[:alnum:]]*"ms=s+1 contained
+syn match inittabShCommand "/\S\+" contained
+syn cluster inittabSh add=inittabShOption,inittabShString,inittabShCommand
+
+" Keywords
+syn keyword inittabActionName respawn wait once boot bootwait off ondemand sysinit powerwait powerfail powerokwait powerfailnow ctrlaltdel kbrequest initdefault contained
+
+" Line parser
+syn match inittabId "^[[:alnum:]~]\{1,4}" nextgroup=inittabColonRunLevels,inittabError
+syn match inittabColonRunLevels ":" contained nextgroup=inittabRunLevels,inittabColonAction,inittabError
+syn match inittabRunLevels "[0-6A-Ca-cSs]\+" contained nextgroup=inittabColonAction,inittabError
+syn match inittabColonAction ":" contained nextgroup=inittabAction,inittabError
+syn match inittabAction "\w\+" contained nextgroup=inittabColonProcess,inittabError contains=inittabActionName
+syn match inittabColonProcess ":" contained nextgroup=inittabProcessPlus,inittabProcess,inittabError
+syn match inittabProcessPlus "+" contained nextgroup=inittabProcess,inittabError
+syn region inittabProcess start="/" end="$" transparent oneline contained contains=@inittabSh,inittabComment
+
+" Define the default highlighting
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_inittab_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_inittab_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink inittabComment Comment
+  HiLink inittabFixme Todo
+  HiLink inittabActionName Type
+  HiLink inittabError Error
+  HiLink inittabId Identifier
+  HiLink inittabRunLevels Special
+
+  HiLink inittabColonProcess inittabColon
+  HiLink inittabColonAction inittabColon
+  HiLink inittabColonRunLevels inittabColon
+  HiLink inittabColon PreProc
+
+  HiLink inittabShString String
+  HiLink inittabShOption Special
+  HiLink inittabShCommand Statement
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "inittab"