diff --git a/ftdetect/requirements.vim b/ftdetect/requirements.vim
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+++ b/ftdetect/requirements.vim
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+autocmd BufNewFile,BufReadPost */requirements.txt set filetype=requirements
diff --git a/ftplugin/requirements.vim b/ftplugin/requirements.vim
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+set nospell
+set commentstring=#%s
diff --git a/syntax/requirements.vim b/syntax/requirements.vim
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+++ b/syntax/requirements.vim
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+if exists('b:current_syntax')
+  finish
+endif
+
+highlight default link requirementsComment Comment
+highlight default link requirementsVersion Identifier
+highlight default link requirementsOperator Operator
+
+syntax region requirementsComment start='^\w*#' end='$' contains=@Spell
+syntax match requirementsVersion '\d\+\.\d\+\.\d\+\w*'
+syntax match requirementsOperator '=='