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+" $Id: CVSAnnotate.vim,v 1.5 2002/10/01 21:34:02 rhiestan Exp $
+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: CVS annotate output
+" Maintainer: Bob Hiestand <bob@hiestandfamily.org>
+" Last Change: $Date: 2002/10/01 21:34:02 $
+" Remark: Used by the cvscommand plugin. Originally written by Mathieu
+" Clabaut
+if version < 600
+ syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+ finish
+endif
+
+syn match cvsDate /\S\S\S \S\+ \d\+ \d\+:\d\+:\d\+ \d\+ [+-]\?\d\+/ contained
+syn match cvsName /^\s*\S\+ / contained nextgroup=cvsVer
+syn match cvsVer /\d\+ / contained nextgroup=cvsDate
+syn region cvsHead start="^" end=":" contains=cvsVer,cvsName,cvsDate
+
+if !exists("did_cvsannotate_syntax_inits")
+let did_cvsannotate_syntax_inits = 1
+hi link cvsText String
+hi link cvsDate Comment
+hi link cvsName Type
+hi link cvsVer Statement
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax="CVSAnnotate"