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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	git rebase --interactive
+" Maintainer:	Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.info>
+" Filenames:	git-rebase-todo
+" Last Change:	2008 Apr 16
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+    finish
+endif
+
+syn case match
+
+syn match   gitrebaseHash   "\v<\x{7,40}>"                             contained
+syn match   gitrebaseCommit "\v<\x{7,40}>"  nextgroup=gitrebaseSummary skipwhite
+syn match   gitrebasePick   "\v^p%(ick)=>"   nextgroup=gitrebaseCommit skipwhite
+syn match   gitrebaseEdit   "\v^e%(dit)=>"   nextgroup=gitrebaseCommit skipwhite
+syn match   gitrebaseSquash "\v^s%(quash)=>" nextgroup=gitrebaseCommit skipwhite
+syn match   gitrebaseSummary ".*"               contains=gitrebaseHash contained
+syn match   gitrebaseComment "^#.*"             contains=gitrebaseHash
+syn match   gitrebaseSquashError "\v%^s%(quash)=>" nextgroup=gitrebaseCommit skipwhite
+
+hi def link gitrebaseCommit         gitrebaseHash
+hi def link gitrebaseHash           Identifier
+hi def link gitrebasePick           Statement
+hi def link gitrebaseEdit           PreProc
+hi def link gitrebaseSquash         Type
+hi def link gitrebaseSummary        String
+hi def link gitrebaseComment        Comment
+hi def link gitrebaseSquashError     Error
+
+let b:current_syntax = "gitrebase"