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 ## List of Contrib Items
 
+* `emacs` - Contains a file showing how to associate `Vagrantfile` with
+  Ruby syntax highlighting.
 * `vim` - Contains a `.vim` file for enabling Ruby syntax highlighting
   for `Vagrantfile`s.
diff --git a/contrib/emacs/vagrant.el b/contrib/emacs/vagrant.el
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@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+;;--------------------------------------------------------------------
+;; Teach emacs to syntax highlight Vagrantfile as Ruby.
+;;
+;; Installation: Copy the line below into your emacs configuration,
+;; or drop this file anywhere in your "~/.emacs.d" directory and be
+;; sure to "load" it.
+;;--------------------------------------------------------------------
+(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("Vagrantfile$" . ruby-mode))