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+" Source this script to parse all the templates in this folder and
+" generate corresponding colorschemes in the colors folder (the colors folder
+" will be created if it does not exist).
+" Note: existing files in the colors folder are overridden.
+
+let s:curdir = fnamemodify(resolve(expand('<sfile>:p')), ':h')
+let s:parent = fnamemodify(s:curdir, ':h')
+let s:errors = 0
+
+for s:template in glob(s:curdir . '/*.colortemplate', 1, 1)
+  let s:template_name = fnamemodify(s:template, ':t:r')
+  execute "edit" s:template
+  execute "Colortemplate!" fnameescape(s:parent)
+  if g:colortemplate_exit_status != 0
+    echoerr 'ERROR:' s:template_name 'could not be built'
+    let s:errors = 1
+  endif
+endfor
+
+if s:errors > 0
+  redraw
+  echo "\r"
+  echoerr "There were errors: see messages"
+endif