How do you set the tab width in Vim?

Q: How do you set the tab width in Vim?

`set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4` Set `tabstop` for display width of tabs and `shiftwidth` for indent operations. Add `expandtab` to convert tabs to spaces.

Answer

set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4

Explanation

Set tabstop for display width of tabs and shiftwidth for indent operations. Add expandtab to convert tabs to spaces.

category: config tags: #config #tabs #width

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