diff --git a/prism/etc/syntax-highlighters/vim/README b/prism/etc/syntax-highlighters/vim/README
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+To install, copy the files prismmodel.vim and prismproperty.vim to a directory where syntax files reside, e.g. on Unix this can be the ~/.vim/syntax/ directory
+
+Then add the following 3 lines to your filetype.vim (on Unix, this can be in ~/.vim/filetype.vim):
+
+au BufRead,BufNewFile *.[pns]m setfiletype prismmodel
+au BufRead,BufNewFile *.smg setfiletype prismmodel
+au BufRead,BufNewFile *.pctl setfiletype prismproperty
diff --git a/prism/etc/syntax-highlighters/vim/prismmodel.vim b/prism/etc/syntax-highlighters/vim/prismmodel.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: PRISM model files
+" Latest Revision: 20 October 2011
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn keyword prismStructureKeyword ctmc dtmc mdp smg module endmodule formula nondeterministic probabilistic pta stochastic invariant endinvariant rewards endrewards init endinit system endsystem player endplayer
+syn keyword prismBool true false
+syn keyword prismVariableType bool clock const double global int rate label filter func
+syn keyword prismFunction max min
+
+syn region prismString start='"' end='"'
+
+syn match prismOp "[&|<>=!+\-*/:?]"
+syn match prismNumber "[0-9][0-9]*"
+syn match prismVariableName "[_a-zA-Z][_a-zA-Z0-9]*"
+syn match prismComment "//.*$"
+syn match prismArrow "->"
+syn match prismActionEmpty "\[\]"
+syn match prismAction "\[[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*\]"
+
+" A, , C  E, F, G, I, X, Pmax, Pmin, P prob,  Rmax, Rmin, R, S, U, W.
+
+hi def link prismStructureKeyword Keyword
+hi def link prismVariableType Type
+hi def link prismVariableName Identifier
+hi def link prismNumber Number
+hi def link prismBool Boolean
+hi def link prismComment Comment
+hi def link prismString String
+hi def link prismArrow Operator
+hi def link prismOp Operator
+hi def link prismActionEmpty Special
+hi def link prismAction Special
diff --git a/prism/etc/syntax-highlighters/vim/prismproperty.vim b/prism/etc/syntax-highlighters/vim/prismproperty.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: PRISM property files
+" Latest Revision: 20 October 2011
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn match prismOp "[&|=<>]"
+syn keyword prismFilterParam min max count sum avg first range forall exists state argmin argmax print
+syn keyword prismStructureKeyword filter 
+syn keyword prismBool true false
+syn keyword prismVariableType bool  double int const
+syn match prismVariableName "[_a-zA-Z][_a-zA-Z0-9]*"
+syn match prismNumber "[0-9][0-9]*"
+syn match prismComment "//.*$" contains=prismResult
+syn match prismResult "RESULT.*$" contained
+syn match prismStatePROperator "[PRS]\({[^\}]*}\|\)\(min\|max\|\)[=<>?]*[0-9]*" contains=prismNumberInOperator,prismString
+syn match prismTemporalOperator "[ACEFGIXUW][=<>?]*[0-9]*" contains=prismNumberInOperator
+syn match prismCoalition "<<[^>]*>>" contains=prismNumberInOperator
+syn match prismNumberInOperator "[0-9]*" contained
+syn region prismString start='"' end='"'
+
+
+
+hi def link prismStructureKeyword Keyword
+hi def link prismVariableType Type
+hi def link prismVariableName Identifier
+hi def link prismBool Boolean
+hi def link prismNumberInOperator Number
+hi def link prismNumber Number
+hi def link prismComment Comment
+hi def link prismString String
+hi def link prismStatePROperator Operator
+hi def link prismTemporalOperator Operator
+hi def link prismTempOperator Operator
+hi def link prismCoalition Operator
+hi def link prismFilterParam Keyword
+hi def link prismOp Operator
+hi def link prismResult PreProc