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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Focus Master File
+" Maintainer:	Rob Brady <robb@datatone.com>
+" Last Change:	$Date$
+" URL: http://www.datatone.com/~robb/vim/syntax/master.vim
+" $Revision$
+
+" this is a very simple syntax file - I will be improving it
+" add entire DEFINE syntax
+
+" 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 match
+
+" A bunch of useful keywords
+syn keyword masterKeyword	FILENAME SUFFIX SEGNAME SEGTYPE PARENT FIELDNAME
+syn keyword masterKeyword	FIELD ALIAS USAGE INDEX MISSING ON
+syn keyword masterKeyword	FORMAT CRFILE CRKEY
+syn keyword masterDefine	DEFINE DECODE EDIT
+syn region  masterString	start=+"+  end=+"+
+syn region  masterString	start=+'+  end=+'+
+syn match   masterComment	"\$.*"
+
+" 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_master_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_master_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink masterKeyword Keyword
+  HiLink masterComment Comment
+  HiLink masterString  String
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "master"
+
+" vim: ts=8