How do you set automatic line wrapping at a specific column?

Q: How do you set automatic line wrapping at a specific column?

`set textwidth=80` Set `textwidth` (or `tw`) to automatically insert line breaks when typing past the specified column. Use `0` to disable. Applies to new text only.

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set textwidth=80

Explanation

Set textwidth (or tw) to automatically insert line breaks when typing past the specified column. Use 0 to disable. Applies to new text only.

category: config tags: #config #textwidth #autowrap

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