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From: patkar@cb.ecn.purdue.edu (The Silent Killer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Tabs in VI
Message-ID: <399@cb.ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: 28 Jun 88 19:01:17 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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> Um Kathy, I want autoindent + NO TABS (for C programs and the like).
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The way I do it is by using the unix utility 'expand' from within
'VI'.  I know this does not prevent insertion of tabs, but it at least 
removes them once you have used the command

!<movement command>expand

The <movement command> may be (, {, 1G etc.  In writing LISP functions, 
for example, I find the command '!%expand' very useful.  


Anant Patkar.


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