How do I set Tab stops in VI?

Last updated: 07/03/2009

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Comments: 1

To change tab stops in vi, just do the following in vi:

:set ts=3

Sets Tabs to 3 spaces. This is useful for indenting when programming, to keep spacing to a viewable amount.

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10/31/2008 | Pat

To make this change permanent do this:
edit the file ~/.exrc

then add or modify this line
set tabstop=3

this will make the tabstop value permenant.

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