diff --git a/ftdetect/cmakecache.vim b/ftdetect/cmakecache.vim
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftdetect/cmakecache.vim
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+autocmd BufNewFile,BufReadPost CMakeCache.txt set filetype=cmakecache
diff --git a/ftplugin/cmakecache.vim b/ftplugin/cmakecache.vim
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+++ b/ftplugin/cmakecache.vim
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+setlocal nospell
diff --git a/syntax/cmakecache.vim b/syntax/cmakecache.vim
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+if exists('b:current_syntax')
+  finish
+endif
+
+highlight default link cmakecacheComment Comment
+highlight default link cmakecacheVariable Identifier
+highlight default link cmakecacheType Type
+highlight default link cmakecacheValue String
+highlight default link cmakecacheDelimiter Delimiter
+
+syntax region cmakecacheComment start='#' end='$'
+syntax region cmakecacheComment start='//' end='$'
+syntax region cmakecacheVariable matchgroup=cmakecacheDelimiter start='^\ze\w\+' end=':'
+syntax keyword cmakecacheType
+      \ BOOL PATH FILEPATH STRING INTERNAL STATIC UNINITIALIZED
+syntax region cmakecacheValue start='=\zs' end='$' contains=cmakecacheDelimiter
+syntax match cmakecacheDelimiter ';' contained