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How do I set the autoindent in Vim?
Create a new system user, with a new home directory. Start Vim. All settings should be set however they ship with Vim by default. Type a space or two, then hit enter. When the cursor advances to the next line, it should return to column 1, the far-left column. Type a space or two, then hit enter.
How to highlight specific type of syntax in Vim?
Also, to highlight Specific TYPEof syntax (or programming language) in a file, you can use following commands, while file is already opened in Vim: :set filetype=php
Is there a way to auto indent a line in Vim?
To configure vim autoindent, just use this command in vim’s last-line mode: This tells vim to automatically indent the next line. You can either type this vim autoindent command while you’re in vim, or if you want this to be the default behavior, you can add this line to your .vimrc configuration file:
Which is better, smartindent or autoindent in Vim?
If you are writing C code, cindent might be a better choice than smartindent. Cindent will insert the amount of indenting that is required by C indenting rules. Vim handles indentation automatically for most popular file types. Smartindent and autoindent are both very helpful features. Especially if the file type is not very common.
How to get rid of auto indent in Vim?
Remove the lines set autoindent and set smartindent to remove all vim autoindentation. For other plugins, if you don’t want to turn off indentexpr as in the above answers, you can find where indentkeys is set and comment out those lines. This should stop triggering re-indent when you type a closing brace.
When to use smartindent or cindent in Vim?
Generally, ‘smartindent’ or ‘cindent’ should only be set manually if you’re not satisfied with how file type based indentation works. Runs filetype indent scripts found in (vimfolder)\\indent\\\\ (indentscripts).
What should I do if my autoindent is not working?
You should probably turn off smartindent and use :filetype indent on and cindent (which seems to be also set) instead. I had the same issue and these settings fixed it.