--- a/runtime/syntax/lpc.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/lpc.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	LPC
 " Maintainer:	Shizhu Pan <poet@mudbuilder.net>
 " URL:		http://poet.tomud.com/pub/lpc.vim.bz2
-" Last Change:	2011 Dec 10 by Thilo Six
+" Last Change:	2016 Aug 31
 " Comments:	If you are using Vim 6.2 or later, see :h lpc.vim for
 "		file type recognizing, if not, you had to use modeline.
 
@@ -358,85 +358,83 @@ endif
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
 
-HiLink lpcModifier		lpcStorageClass
+hi def link lpcModifier		lpcStorageClass
 
-HiLink lpcQuotedFmt		lpcFormat
-HiLink lpcFormat		lpcSpecial
-HiLink lpcCppString		lpcString	" Cpp means
+hi def link lpcQuotedFmt		lpcFormat
+hi def link lpcFormat		lpcSpecial
+hi def link lpcCppString		lpcString	" Cpp means
 					      " C Pre-Processor
-HiLink lpcCommentL		lpcComment
-HiLink lpcCommentStart	lpcComment
-HiLink lpcUserLabel		lpcLabel
-HiLink lpcSpecialCharacter	lpcSpecial
-HiLink lpcOctal		lpcPreProc
-HiLink lpcOctalZero		lpcSpecial  " LPC will treat octal numbers
+hi def link lpcCommentL		lpcComment
+hi def link lpcCommentStart	lpcComment
+hi def link lpcUserLabel		lpcLabel
+hi def link lpcSpecialCharacter	lpcSpecial
+hi def link lpcOctal		lpcPreProc
+hi def link lpcOctalZero		lpcSpecial  " LPC will treat octal numbers
 					  " as decimals, programmers should
 					  " be aware of that.
-HiLink lpcEfunError		lpcError
-HiLink lpcKeywdError		lpcError
-HiLink lpcOctalError		lpcError
-HiLink lpcParenError		lpcError
-HiLink lpcErrInParen		lpcError
-HiLink lpcErrInBracket	lpcError
-HiLink lpcCommentError	lpcError
-HiLink lpcCommentStartError	lpcError
-HiLink lpcSpaceError		lpcError
-HiLink lpcSpecialError	lpcError
-HiLink lpcErrFunc		lpcError
+hi def link lpcEfunError		lpcError
+hi def link lpcKeywdError		lpcError
+hi def link lpcOctalError		lpcError
+hi def link lpcParenError		lpcError
+hi def link lpcErrInParen		lpcError
+hi def link lpcErrInBracket	lpcError
+hi def link lpcCommentError	lpcError
+hi def link lpcCommentStartError	lpcError
+hi def link lpcSpaceError		lpcError
+hi def link lpcSpecialError	lpcError
+hi def link lpcErrFunc		lpcError
 
 if exists("lpc_pre_v22")
-    HiLink lpcOldEfuns	lpc_efuns
-    HiLink lpcNewEfuns	lpcError
+    hi def link lpcOldEfuns	lpc_efuns
+    hi def link lpcNewEfuns	lpcError
 else
-    HiLink lpcOldEfuns	lpcReserved
-    HiLink lpcNewEfuns	lpc_efuns
+    hi def link lpcOldEfuns	lpcReserved
+    hi def link lpcNewEfuns	lpc_efuns
 endif
-HiLink lpc_efuns		lpcFunction
+hi def link lpc_efuns		lpcFunction
 
-HiLink lpcReserved		lpcPreProc
-HiLink lpcTextString		lpcString   " This should be preprocessors, but
-HiLink lpcArrayString		lpcPreProc  " let's make some difference
+hi def link lpcReserved		lpcPreProc
+hi def link lpcTextString		lpcString   " This should be preprocessors, but
+hi def link lpcArrayString		lpcPreProc  " let's make some difference
 					  " between text and array
 
-HiLink lpcIncluded		lpcString
-HiLink lpcCommentString	lpcString
-HiLink lpcComment2String	lpcString
-HiLink lpcCommentSkip		lpcComment
-HiLink lpcCommentFunc		lpcComment
+hi def link lpcIncluded		lpcString
+hi def link lpcCommentString	lpcString
+hi def link lpcComment2String	lpcString
+hi def link lpcCommentSkip		lpcComment
+hi def link lpcCommentFunc		lpcComment
 
-HiLink lpcCppSkip		lpcCppOut
-HiLink lpcCppOut2		lpcCppOut
-HiLink lpcCppOut		lpcComment
+hi def link lpcCppSkip		lpcCppOut
+hi def link lpcCppOut2		lpcCppOut
+hi def link lpcCppOut		lpcComment
 
 " Standard type below
-HiLink lpcApplies		Special
-HiLink lpcCharacter		Character
-HiLink lpcComment		Comment
-HiLink lpcConditional		Conditional
-HiLink lpcConstant		Constant
-HiLink lpcDefine		Macro
-HiLink lpcError		Error
-HiLink lpcFloat		Float
-HiLink lpcFunction		Function
-HiLink lpcIdentifier		Identifier
-HiLink lpcInclude		Include
-HiLink lpcLabel		Label
-HiLink lpcNumber		Number
-HiLink lpcOperator		Operator
-HiLink lpcPreCondit		PreCondit
-HiLink lpcPreProc		PreProc
-HiLink lpcRepeat		Repeat
-HiLink lpcStatement		Statement
-HiLink lpcStorageClass	StorageClass
-HiLink lpcString		String
-HiLink lpcStructure		Structure
-HiLink lpcSpecial		LineNr
-HiLink lpcTodo		Todo
-HiLink lpcType		Type
+hi def link lpcApplies		Special
+hi def link lpcCharacter		Character
+hi def link lpcComment		Comment
+hi def link lpcConditional		Conditional
+hi def link lpcConstant		Constant
+hi def link lpcDefine		Macro
+hi def link lpcError		Error
+hi def link lpcFloat		Float
+hi def link lpcFunction		Function
+hi def link lpcIdentifier		Identifier
+hi def link lpcInclude		Include
+hi def link lpcLabel		Label
+hi def link lpcNumber		Number
+hi def link lpcOperator		Operator
+hi def link lpcPreCondit		PreCondit
+hi def link lpcPreProc		PreProc
+hi def link lpcRepeat		Repeat
+hi def link lpcStatement		Statement
+hi def link lpcStorageClass	StorageClass
+hi def link lpcString		String
+hi def link lpcStructure		Structure
+hi def link lpcSpecial		LineNr
+hi def link lpcTodo		Todo
+hi def link lpcType		Type
 
-delcommand HiLink
 
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