diff --git a/.vim/ftplugin/puppet.vim b/.vim/ftplugin/puppet.vim
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+++ b/.vim/ftplugin/puppet.vim
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+" Vim filetype plugin
+" Language:     Puppet
+" Maintainer:   Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com>
+" Last Change:  2009 Aug 19
+" vim: set sw=4 sts=4:
+
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
+    finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+if !exists("no_plugin_maps") && !exists("no_puppet_maps")
+    if !hasmapto("<Plug>AlignRange")
+        map <buffer> <LocalLeader>= <Plug>AlignRange
+    endif
+endif
+
+noremap <buffer> <unique> <script> <Plug>AlignArrows :call <SID>AlignArrows()<CR>
+noremap <buffer> <unique> <script> <Plug>AlignRange :call <SID>AlignRange()<CR>
+
+iabbrev => =><C-R>=<SID>AlignArrows('=>')<CR>
+iabbrev +> +><C-R>=<SID>AlignArrows('+>')<CR>
+
+if exists('*s:AlignArrows')
+    finish
+endif
+
+let s:arrow_re = '[=+]>'
+let s:selector_re = '[=+]>\s*\$.*\s*?\s*{\s*$'
+
+function! s:AlignArrows(op)
+    let cursor_pos = getpos('.')
+    let lnum = line('.')
+    let line = getline(lnum)
+    if line !~ s:arrow_re
+        return
+    endif
+    let pos = stridx(line, a:op)
+    let start = lnum
+    let end = lnum
+    let pnum = lnum - 1
+    while 1
+        let pline = getline(pnum)
+        if pline !~ s:arrow_re || pline =~ s:selector_re
+            break
+        endif
+        let start = pnum
+        let pnum -= 1
+    endwhile
+    let cnum = end
+    while 1
+        let cline = getline(cnum)
+        if cline !~ s:arrow_re ||
+                \ (indent(cnum) != indent(cnum+1) && getline(cnum+1) !~ '\s*}')
+            break
+        endif
+        let end = cnum
+        let cnum += 1
+    endwhile
+    call s:AlignSection(start, end)
+    let cursor_pos[2] = stridx(getline('.'), a:op) + strlen(a:op) + 1
+    call setpos('.', cursor_pos)
+    return ''
+endfunction
+
+function! s:AlignRange() range
+    call s:AlignSection(a:firstline, a:lastline)
+endfunction
+
+" AlignSection and AlignLine are from the vim wiki:
+" http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Regex-based_text_alignment
+function! s:AlignSection(start, end)
+    let extra = 1
+    let sep = s:arrow_re
+    let maxpos = 0
+    let section = getline(a:start, a:end)
+    for line in section
+        let pos = match(line, ' *'.sep)
+        if maxpos < pos
+            let maxpos = pos
+        endif
+    endfor
+    call map(section, 's:AlignLine(v:val, sep, maxpos, extra)')
+    call setline(a:start, section)
+endfunction
+
+function! s:AlignLine(line, sep, maxpos, extra)
+    let m = matchlist(a:line, '\(.\{-}\) \{-}\('.a:sep.'.*\)')
+    if empty(m)
+        return a:line
+    endif
+    let spaces = repeat(' ', a:maxpos - strlen(m[1]) + a:extra)
+    return m[1] . spaces . m[2]
+endfunction
diff --git a/.vim/syntax/puppet.vim b/.vim/syntax/puppet.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9605210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vim/syntax/puppet.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+" puppet syntax file
+" Filename:     puppet.vim
+" Language:     puppet configuration file
+" Maintainer:   Luke Kanies <luke@madstop.com>
+" URL:
+" Last Change:
+" Version:
+"
+
+" Copied from the cfengine, ruby, and perl syntax files
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" match class/definition/node declarations
+syn region  puppetDefine        start="^\s*\(class\|define\|node\)\s" end="{" contains=puppetDefType,puppetDefName,puppetDefArguments,puppetNodeRe
+syn keyword puppetDefType       class define node inherits contained
+syn region  puppetDefArguments  start="(" end=")" contained contains=puppetArgument,puppetString
+syn match   puppetArgument      "\w\+" contained
+syn match   puppetArgument      "\$\w\+" contained
+syn match   puppetArgument      "'[^']+'" contained
+syn match   puppetArgument      '"[^"]+"' contained
+syn match   puppetDefName       "\w\+" contained
+syn match   puppetNodeRe        "/.*/" contained
+
+" match 'foo' in 'class foo { ...'
+" match 'foo::bar' in 'class foo::bar { ...'
+" match 'Foo::Bar' in 'Foo::Bar["..."]
+"FIXME: "Foo-bar" doesn't get highlighted as expected, although "foo-bar" does.
+syn match   puppetInstance      "[A-Za-z0-9_-]\+\(::[A-Za-z0-9_-]\+\)*\s*{" contains=puppetTypeName,puppetTypeDefault
+syn match   puppetInstance      "[A-Z][a-z_-]\+\(::[A-Z][a-z_-]\+\)*\s*[[{]" contains=puppetTypeName,puppetTypeDefault
+syn match   puppetInstance      "[A-Z][a-z_-]\+\(::[A-Z][a-z_-]\+\)*\s*<\?<|" contains=puppetTypeName,puppetTypeDefault
+syn match   puppetTypeName      "[a-z]\w*" contained
+syn match   puppetTypeDefault   "[A-Z]\w*" contained
+
+" match 'foo' in 'foo => "bar"'
+syn match   puppetParam         "\w\+\s*[=+]>" contains=puppetParamName
+syn match   puppetParamName     "\w\+" contained
+
+" match 'present' in 'ensure => present'
+" match '2755' in 'mode => 2755'
+" don't match 'bar' in 'foo => bar'
+syn match   puppetParam         "\w\+\s*[=+]>\s*[a-z0-9]\+" contains=puppetParamString,puppetParamName
+syn match   puppetParamString   "[=+]>\s*\w\+" contains=puppetParamKeyword,puppetParamSpecial,puppetParamDigits contained
+syn keyword puppetParamKeyword  present absent purged latest installed running stopped mounted unmounted role configured file directory link contained
+syn keyword puppetParamSpecial  true false undef contained
+syn match   puppetParamDigits   "[0-9]\+"
+
+" match 'template' in 'content => template("...")'
+syn match   puppetParam         "\w\+\s*[=+]>\s*\w\+\s*(" contains=puppetFunction,puppetParamName
+" statements
+syn region  puppetFunction      start="^\s*\(alert\|crit\|debug\|emerg\|err\|fail\|include\|info\|notice\|realize\|require\|search\|tag\|warning\)\s*(" end=")" contained contains=puppetString
+" rvalues
+syn region  puppetFunction      start="^\s*\(defined\|file\|fqdn_rand\|generate\|inline_template\|regsubst\|sha1\|shellquote\|split\|sprintf\|tagged\|template\|versioncmp\)\s*(" end=")" contained contains=puppetString
+
+syn match   puppetVariable      "$[a-zA-Z0-9_:]\+"
+syn match   puppetVariable      "${[a-zA-Z0-9_:]\+}"
+
+" match anything between simple/double quotes.
+" don't match variables if preceded by a backslash.
+syn region  puppetString        start=+'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\'+ end=+'+
+syn region  puppetString        start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ contains=puppetVariable,puppetNotVariable
+syn match   puppetString        "/[^/]*/"
+syn match   puppetNotVariable   "\\$\w\+" contained
+syn match   puppetNotVariable   "\\${\w\+}" contained
+
+syn keyword puppetKeyword       import inherits include
+syn keyword puppetControl       case default if else elsif
+syn keyword puppetSpecial       true false undef
+
+" comments last overriding everything else
+syn match   puppetComment       "\s*#.*$" contains=puppetTodo
+syn region  puppetComment       start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=puppetTodo extend
+syn keyword puppetTodo          TODO NOTE FIXME XXX BUG HACK contained
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_puppet_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_puppet_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink puppetVariable             Identifier
+  HiLink puppetType                 Identifier
+  HiLink puppetKeyword              Define
+  HiLink puppetComment              Comment
+  HiLink puppetString               String
+  HiLink puppetParamKeyword         String
+  HiLink puppetParamDigits          String
+  HiLink puppetNotVariable          String
+  HiLink puppetParamSpecial         Special
+  HiLink puppetSpecial              Special
+  HiLink puppetTodo                 Todo
+  HiLink puppetControl              Statement
+  HiLink puppetDefType              Define
+  HiLink puppetDefName              Type
+  HiLink puppetNodeRe               Type
+  HiLink puppetTypeName             Statement
+  HiLink puppetTypeDefault          Type
+  HiLink puppetParamName            Identifier
+  HiLink puppetArgument             Identifier
+  HiLink puppetFunction             Function
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "puppet"