Very basic nix vim syntax highlighting

misc/vim/syntax/nix.vim

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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	nix
+" Maintainer:	Marc Weber <marco-oweber@gmx.de>
+"               Modify and commit if you feel that way
+" Last Change:	2007 Dec
+"
+" TODO What about headings (### header ) ?
+
+" Quit when a (custom) syntax file was already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn keyword	nixKeyword	let throw inherit import true false null
+syn keyword	nixConditional	if else then
+syn keyword     nixBrace        ( ) { } =
+syn keyword     nixBuiltin         __currentSystem __currentTime __isFunction __getEnv __trace __toPath __pathExists 
+  \ __readFile __toXML __toFile __filterSource __attrNames __getAttr __hasAttr __isAttrs __listToAttrs __isList 
+  \ __head __tail __add __sub __lessThan __substring __stringLength
+
+syn match nixAttr "\w\+\ze\s*="
+syn region nixStringParam start=+\${+ end=+}+
+syn region nixMultiLineComment start=+/\*+ skip=+\\"+ end=+\*/+
+syn match  nixEndOfLineComment "#.*$"
+syn region nixString      start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+ contains=nixStringParam
+
+hi def link nixKeyword       Keyword
+hi def link nixConditional   Conditional
+hi def link nixBrace         Special
+hi def link nixString        String
+hi def link nixBuiltin       Special
+hi def link nixStringParam   Label
+hi def link nixMultiLineComment Comment
+hi def link nixEndOfLineComment Comment
+hi def link nixAttr        Identifier