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+hook global BufCreate .*/CODEOWNERS %{
+    set-option buffer filetype codeowners
+}
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=codeowners %{
+    require-module codeowners
+}
+
+hook -group codeowners-hightlight global WinSetOption filetype=codeowners %{
+    add-highlighter window/codeowners ref codeowners
+    hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-highlighter window/codeowners }
+}
+
+provide-module codeowners %{
+add-highlighter shared/codeowners regions
+add-highlighter shared/codeowners/comments region ^# $ group
+add-highlighter shared/codeowners/comments/ fill comment
+}