Change the default tab of VIM to 4 spaces.

Scenario:

When writing a Python script using vim, the default tab is inconvenient because python is strictly aligned with spaces. We can change the vim configuration file to four spaces when writing a Python script.

Supplement:

You can learn everything you want through the vim manual. If my description is not very clear, you can get help.

Open the help of VIM: Help

You can find this article in the set your settings section.

1. First modify ~ /. Vimrc

Add:

Filetype plugin on "add Vim support for file types

In this way, VIM can automatically detect the file type when opening the file.

2. Create a python-specific configuration file

Vim is powerful. You can configure Vim to load different configuration files based on the file opened.

Here we need to compile a configuration file that supports the Python language.

I use Ubuntu 10.1 Vim 7.3

Python is supported by default.

CD/usr/share/Vim/vim73

Find-name python. Vim

/Usr/share/Vim/vim73/ftplugin/python. Vim

Copy the configuration file ~ /. Vim/ftplugin/. If this directory is not available, create

CP/usr/share/Vim/vim73/ftplugin/python. Vim ~ /. Vim/ftplugin/

In this way, when you load the. py file, VIM will go back and load the settings in Python. vim.

3. By default, the tab is not set in Python. vim.

Therefore, you only need to add

"Use 4 space for indent

Setlocal et sta Sw = 4 STS = 4

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Command explanation

Et	Expandtab, which expands the tab key into spaces.
Sta	Smartab. press tab at the beginning of the row to add SW spaces.
SW	Shiftwidth, number of spaces inserted in the auto indent
STS	Softabstop: Use <tab> or <BS> to automatically insert or delete spaces.

Then we will make it a success ~