Tip 12 Printable Monobook Previous Next created 2001 · complexity basic · author Yegappan · version 5.7 Settings[] To insert space characters whenever the tab key is pressed, set the 'expandtab' option: :set expandtab With this option set, if you want to enter a real tab character use Ctrl-V<Tab> key sequence. To control the number of space characters that will be inserted when the tab key is pres
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