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+"============================================================================
+"File:        bashate.vim
+"Description: Bash script style checking plugin for syntastic.vim
+"Notes:       bashate is a pep8 equivalent for bash scripts
+"             Can be downloaded from:
+"             https://pypi.python.org/pypi/bashate or
+"             https://github.com/openstack-dev/bashate
+"============================================================================
+
+if exists("g:loaded_syntastic_sh_bashate_checker")
+    finish
+endif
+let g:loaded_syntastic_sh_bashate_checker = 1
+
+let s:save_cpo = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_sh_bashate_GetLocList() dict
+    let makeprg = self.makeprgBuild({})
+
+    let errorformat =
+        \ '%EE%n: %m: %.%#,%Z - %f : L%l'
+
+    return SyntasticMake({
+        \ 'makeprg': makeprg,
+        \ 'errorformat': errorformat,
+        \ 'subtype': 'Style' })
+endfunction
+
+call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
+    \ 'filetype': 'sh',
+    \ 'name': 'bashate' })
+
+let &cpo = s:save_cpo
+unlet s:save_cpo
+
+" vim: set et sts=4 sw=4: