diff --git a/syntax/ChangeLog b/syntax/ChangeLog
index e69de29bb..8ed01f3bf 100644
--- a/syntax/ChangeLog
+++ b/syntax/ChangeLog
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+2005-05-24  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
+
+	* Syntax: Extended the patterns for #! interpreters to match
+	almost everything that looks like the interpreter.
diff --git a/syntax/Syntax b/syntax/Syntax
index 51858e057..97e76d3fd 100644
--- a/syntax/Syntax
+++ b/syntax/Syntax
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ include diff.syntax
 file ..\*\\.lsm$ LSM\sFile
 include lsm.syntax
 
-file ..\*\\.sh$ Shell\sScript ^#!\s\*(/.\*/|/usr/bin/env\s\*)([abd-z]?|ba|pdk)sh
+file ..\*\\.sh$ Shell\sScript ^#!.\*[\s/]([abd-z]?|ba|pdk)sh
 include sh.syntax
 
-file ..\*\\.(pl|PL|pm|PM)$ Perl\sProgram ^#!\s\*(/.\*/perl|@PERL@)
+file ..\*\\.(pl|PL|pm|PM)$ Perl\sProgram ^#!.\*[\s/]perl
 include perl.syntax
 
-file ..\*\\.(py|PY)$ Python\sProgram ^#!\s\*/.\*/python
+file ..\*\\.(py|PY)$ Python\sProgram ^#!.\*[\s/]python
 include python.syntax
 
-file ..\*\\.(rb|RB)$ Ruby\sProgram ^#!\s\*/.\*/ruby
+file ..\*\\.(rb|RB)$ Ruby\sProgram ^#!.\*[\s/]ruby
 include ruby.syntax
 
 file ..\*\\.(man|[0-9n]|[0-9]x)$ NROFF\sSource
@@ -142,4 +142,3 @@ include mail.syntax
 
 file .\* unknown
 include unknown.syntax
-