How do you apply settings only for specific filetypes?

Q: How do you apply settings only for specific filetypes?

`autocmd FileType python setlocal tabstop=4 expandtab` Use `autocmd FileType` to set buffer-local options for specific filetypes. Use `setlocal` instead of `set` to avoid affecting other buffers.

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autocmd FileType python setlocal tabstop=4 expandtab

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Use autocmd FileType to set buffer-local options for specific filetypes. Use setlocal instead of set to avoid affecting other buffers.

category: config tags: #config #filetype #conditional

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