--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ augroup vimrc
" Simple highlight conflict markers
autocmd BufReadPost *
- \ syn match Error "^\(<\|>\||\)\1\{6,7}" |
- \ syn match Error "^=\{7,8}$"
+ \ match Error "^\([<>|]\)\{7} \@=\|^=\{7}$"
" Simplify noisy ltag output
autocmd BufReadPost quickfix