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+## CMake syntax highlighter for GNU Nano
+##
+syntax "cmake" "(CMakeLists\.txt|\.cmake)$"
+
+icolor green "^[[:space:]]*[A-Z0-9_]+"
+icolor brightyellow "^[[:space:]]*(include|include_directories|include_external_msproject)\>"
+
+icolor brightgreen "^[[:space:]]*\<((else|end)?if|else|(end)?while|(end)?foreach|break)\>"
+color brightgreen "\<(NOT|COMMAND|POLICY|TARGET|EXISTS|IS_(DIRECTORY|ABSOLUTE)|DEFINED)\>[[:space:]]"
+color brightgreen "[[:space:]]\<(OR|AND|IS_NEWER_THAN|MATCHES|(STR|VERSION_)?(LESS|GREATER|EQUAL))\>[[:space:]]"
+
+icolor brightred "^[[:space:]]*\<((end)?(function|macro)|return)"
+
+icolor cyan start="\$(\{|ENV\{)" end="\}"
+color magenta "\<(APPLE|UNIX|WIN32|CYGWIN|BORLAND|MINGW|MSVC(_IDE|60|71|80|90)?)\>"
+
+icolor brightblue "^([[:space:]]*)?#.*"
+icolor brightblue "[[:space:]]#.*"
+color ,green "[[:space:]]+$"