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+syn match snipComment '^#.*'
+syn match placeHolder '\${\d\(:.\{-}\)\=}' contains=snipCommand
+syn match tabStop '\$\d'
+syn match snipCommand '`.\{-}`'
+syn match snippet '^snippet.*' transparent contains=multiSnipText,snipKeyword
+syn match multiSnipText '\w\+ \zs.*' contained
+syn match snipKeyword '^snippet'me=s+8 contained
+
+hi link snipComment   Comment
+hi link multiSnipText String
+hi link snipKeyword   Keyword
+hi link snipComment   Comment
+hi link placeHolder   Special
+hi link tabStop       Special
+hi link snipCommand   String