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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         group(5) user group file
+" Maintainer:       Nikolai Weibull <nikolai+work.vim@bitwi.se>
+" Latest Revision:  2005-06-30
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn match   groupBegin          display '^' nextgroup=groupName
+
+syn match   groupName           contained display '[a-z_][a-z0-9_-]\{0,15}'
+                                \ nextgroup=groupPasswordColon
+
+syn match   groupPasswordColon  contained display ':'
+                                \ nextgroup=groupPassword,groupShadow
+
+syn match   groupPassword       contained display '[^:]*'
+                                \ nextgroup=groupGIDColon
+
+syn match   groupShadow         contained display '[x*]' nextgroup=groupGIDColon
+
+syn match   groupGIDColon       contained display ':' nextgroup=groupGID
+
+syn match   groupGID            contained display '\d\+'
+                                \ nextgroup=groupUserListColon
+
+syn match   groupUserListColon  contained display ':' nextgroup=groupUserList
+
+syn match   groupUserList       contained '[a-z_][a-z0-9_-]*'
+                                \ nextgroup=groupUserListSep
+
+syn match   groupUserListSep    contained display ',' nextgroup=groupUserList
+
+hi def link groupDelimiter      Normal
+hi def link groupName           Identifier
+hi def link groupPasswordColon  groupDelimiter
+hi def link groupPassword       Number
+hi def link groupShadow         Special
+hi def link groupGIDColon       groupDelimiter
+hi def link groupGID            Number
+hi def link groupUserListColon  groupDelimiter
+hi def link groupUserList       Identifier
+hi def link groupUserListSep    groupDelimiter
+
+let b:current_syntax = "group"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save