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From: andyb@dartvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Replacing tabs in vi
Message-ID: <5565@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 16-Jan-87 12:34:31 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 16 12:34:31 1987
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Reply-To: andyb%burlcoat@dartvax.UUCP (Andy Behrens)
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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Keywords: vi, tabs

> Is there a way in vi to have spaces rather than tabs placed in the
> text.  

First convert any tabs that are already in the file to spaces.  Then
set tabstops to a fairly large number.  (It should be larger than
number of spaces at the front of the most deeply indented line you
expect to type).  I use ts=60.

The tab key on your keyboard will still insert tabs into the file, but
at the start of a line you can use ^T and ^D to indent or undent.

					Andy Behrens