How do I reduce Tab space in Vim?

How do I reduce Tab space in Vim?

If anyone is interested in permanently changing the tab settings:

1. find/open your .vimrc – instructions here.
2. add the following lines: (more info here) set tabstop=4 set shiftwidth=4 set expandtab.
3. then save file and test.

How do I indent highlighted text in Vim?

To mark a block of lines and indent it, V j j > to indent three lines (Vim only)….

1. press v for visual mode.
2. use up / down arrow to highlight text.
3. press = to indent all the lines you highlighted.

How do I remove Tab space?

To clear a tab stop

1. Go to Home and select the Paragraph dialog launcher .
2. Select Tabs.
3. Do one of the following: Select a tab stop and select Clear. Select Clear All to remove all tab stops.
4. Select OK.

How do I remove a tab space in multiple lines?

With that installed, you can simply Shift + Tab as many times as needed.

1. When multiple lines are selected, Tab and Shift – Tab indent and dedent these lines.
2. When nothing is selected, Tab and Shift – Tab insert or remove whitespace to align the cursor on a tab boundary.

How do you indent a block of code in vi?

Quickly indent multiple lines in vi/vim

1. Enter VISUAL LINE mode by holding [SHIFT] and hitting the “v” key.
2. Use the arrow keys or “j” and “k” to select the lines you want to indent.
3. Hit the “>” character (hold [SHIFT] and hit the “.” key) to indent.

How to indent a line of text in Vim?

Press > to indent (shift text one ‘shiftwidth’ to the right), or press < to shift left. Press . to repeat the indent, or u to undo if you have shifted too far.

What’s the best way to shift blocks in Vim?

Press . to repeat the indent, or u to undo if you have shifted too far. Type gv if you want to reselect the lines (not needed). Alternatively, if you know that you want to adjust three lines, you can simply: Type 3>> to shift right or 3<< to shift left. Type >2j to shift right or <2j to shift left.

How to get rid of highlighting in Vim?

Add the following to your .vimrc: Thus, after your search, just hit return again in command mode, and the highlighting disappears. The second line is needed for mapping to the escape key since Vim internally uses escape to represent special keys. My original solution (below) was dirty and wasteful. I now use :noh

When to shift cursor to right or left in Vim?

When indenting or unindenting, lines are shifted one ‘shiftwidth’ to the right or left. To adjust the indent on three lines: Put the cursor anywhere in the first line.