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+" Vim syntax file
+"
+" Language: Git commit messages
+" Maintainer: Simon Ruderich <simon@ruderich.org>
+" License: GPL v3+
+
+" Copyright (C) 2012 Simon Ruderich
+"
+" This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+" it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+" the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+" (at your option) any later version.
+"
+" This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+" GNU General Public License for more details.
+"
+" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+" along with this file. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+" Don't fold diffs in Git commit messages. I want to fold the list of
+" committed files, but take a closer look at the diffs.
+syn region gitcommitDiff start=/\%(^diff --\%(git\|cc\|combined\) \)\@=/ end=/^\%(diff --\|$\|#\)\@=/ contains=@gitcommitDiff