syntax "markdown" "\.(md|mkd|mkdn|markdown)$"

# Emphasis
color green "(^|[[:space:]])(_[^ ][^_]*_|\*[^ ][^*]*\*)"

# Strong emphasis
color brightgreen "(^|[[:space:]])(__[^ ][^_]*__|\*\*[^ ][^*]*\*\*)"

# headlines
color brightmagenta  "^=====*$|^-----*$|^#{1,6}.*"

# lists    
color blue   "^[[:space:]]*[\*+-] |^[[:space:]]*[0-9]+\. "

# leading whitespace
color black    "^[[:space:]]+"

# misc
color magenta   "\(([CcRr]|[Tt][Mm])\)" "\.{3}" "(^|[[:space:]])\-\-($|[[:space:]])"

# images  
color brightyellow "\!?\[[^]]*\]([[:space:]]*\[[^]]*\]|\(.*\))?"

# links
color brightyellow "^\[.*\]:[[:space:]]*[^"]*"

# code
color yellow   "`[^`]*`|^ {4}[^-+*].*"

# quotes
color brightblack  "^>.*"