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1. Create a. vimrc file in your own home directory. Console input vi ~/.VIMRC carriage return.
2. Enter the following text in the. vimrc file?
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Set tabstop=4
Set softtabstop=4
Set shiftwidth=4
Set Noexpandtab
Set Nu
Set Autoindent
Set Cindent
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Tabstop: Represents a tab that shows how many spaces are the length of a default 8.
Softtabstop: Indicates the length of the indent when pressing the backspace bar while in edit mode is particularly useful when using Expandtab.
Shiftwidth: Indicates that the length of each level of indentation is generally set to be the same as softtabstop. When set to Expandtab, indentation is represented by a tab with an empty glyd representation of Noexpandtab.
Nu: Indicates the line number is displayed.
Autoindent: Indicates automatic indentation.
Cindent: is specifically for C language auto indent.
3. Save and exit after Setup. Run source ~/.VIMRC to make the configuration file effective. You can experience the indentation when you press the TAB key when you indent the width of 4 spaces when you program a line.
Vim Editor Set indent!