Questions tagged [indentation]
Prefixing lines with whitespace to aid in readability.
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Loading C file overwrites indentation settings in .vimrc [duplicate]
When I open a C file in vim, it seems to think I want 8 spaces worth of indentation, even though I specify my indentation preferences in .vimrc with the below:
set expandtab
set softtabstop=4
set ...
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Preventing the colon from causing indentation to be deleted
When opening a C file, then even with the vanilla setup on my Linux Mint system, if I type identifier at the beginning of an indented line and then ':'
immediately after it, the indentation for that ...
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How can I make fmt return leading spaces instead of tabs?
When I use vim to write regular text (not source code), I often highlight a long line, or a paragraph, and do: !fmt to re-format the lines into proper length lines. I think they up up being 75 ...
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Stop vim from deleting expanded tab as a block of spaces
I am on CentOS 8.1 and using vim 8.0.1763. When I open a python file, e.g. vim tmp.py, I type tab and it inserts 4 spaces (see .vimrc below). When I type delete, it deletes all 4 spaces. I want it ...
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Indentation error on VHDL component instantiation
I'm finding some strange behaviour on indentation in VHDL, and have added a minimum example. It is very strange, as everything else seems to work perfectly with VHDL.
Does anybody know how to fix this?...
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Can I get vim to indent correctly after a here document?
In an account with just an emtpy .vimrc, under Xubuntu 20.04 and vim 8.1, I get strange indentaion after my here document if I reindent with gg=G
I've boiled down an example from some pretty tangled ...
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How to get indentation lines for spaces without loosing chars like quotes in json files
rephrased my question based on Matt's answer and Christian's comment:
I really like the indentLine plugin that shows vertical lines to visualize indentation levels. However, when using it, it does not ...
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Indent line in xml after omni-completion
When editing xml, lines are indented when pressing (among others) <, > or <CR> according to the indentkeys setting. For example:
<tag>
</tag|
If the cursor is on | and I ...
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Understanding interaction between visual, autoindent, and paste option
Let's start form this faulty C++ source file
#include <vector>
int main() {
std::vector<std::vector<int>> v{
1,2},
9,3},
4,2}
};
}
which ...
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Understanding indenting rules for C++ files
Why is the following C++ source file indented like this,
#include <vector>
int main() {
std::vector<std::vector<int>> v{
{1,2},
{1,1},
{1,2}
};...
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Vim indentation different on linux and macOS
I'm using vim to write in C for college. My .c files need to abide to specific formatting rules. While I'm writing my files on Linux, the .c files will be evaluated on macOS. I noticed that any tabs ...
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`filetype plugin indent on` with `filetype=html` over-indents <script>
Since my last system update (I think), I have noticed this very annoying behavior.
# vim foo.html
# I go to insert mode, I type (no whitespace except newlines)
<html>
<head>
...
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Unwanted cascading indentation [duplicate]
I am struggling to regain control of indentation for certain filetypes, particularly when pasting code. I end up with what I call "cascading indentation" which is nearly unreadable.
I've run ...
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How to write a function to set nobreakindent when using the Pencil plugin?
I'm trying to get the Pencil plugin to run with the noautoindent and nobreakindent settings. This is what I've tried in my init.vim:
+ 201 function! s:pencil_enter()
+ 202 set nobreakindent
+ 203 ...
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Reformatting a tab in vim [closed]
I am new to vim, and I'm facing an interesting problem. I need to reformat a file so that the indentation is consistent. How do I do this?
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Vim doesn't use default indenting for markdown
My default indent width settings (4 spaces) are not used for markdown files. Whenever I open a markdown file it is indented using 2 spaces.
Here are my default indent width settings. In my .vim/vimrc ...
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Automatically indent at the right level when moving to a completely empty line
I have this binding in my .vimrc to trick autointent into actually populating the next line with real characters, so that if I hit enter, leave the line, and click back to it, I can already be at the ...
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How to change indentation in “case” with curly braces? [duplicate]
The default is this:
switch(x)
{
case a:
{
y();
}
}
But I need this:
switch(x)
{
case a:
{
y();
}
}
With :set cindent and :set cino={-s this is ...
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Fixing tab and space inconsistency
I used < in visual model to do a shift+tab reverse for a code inside loop after I removed the try/except phrase. Now, I get an error:
$ python clean_captions.py
File "clean_captions.py"...
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How can I have jinja2 indentation and syntax when keeping HTML filetype?
I have emmet installed and some more plugins that are usable on html filetypes, I would like to have syntax highlighting and have indentation for jinja2 while keeping the filetype HTML so my HTML ...
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incorrect auto-indent behavior
In some very specific scenarios, the auto indenter has almost unexplainable behavior that is very annoying. Example with haskell MultiWayIf syntax (cursor is at the "!"):
test
| test
...
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bad comment behavior in cmake files
When I'm editing a cmake file in (neo)vim I'm getting bad behavior block inserting comment characters.
Given this section of text
install_license_file(
PACKAGE tomcrypt
TARGET ...
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How can I indent selected lines in Visual mode by space granularity instead of TABs?
How can I indent lines selected in Visual mode using space granularity instead of than TABs (i.e. < or >)?
Sometimes when coding Python, I need to indent lines to a level that is not a TAB ...
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How to tell vim to ignore extern “C” brakets while indenting?
I have the following in my .vimrc to indent the whole file:
nnoremap cu gg=G``
I have a problem using this in source files that have
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif
// code
#ifdef ...
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Is it possible to configure Vim to indent line continuation differently from indented blocks?
Here is an example of line continuation:
ThisIsASuperLongClassNameWithALotOfExtraCharacters thisIsALongVariableName =
ThisIsAModeratelyLongSuperClass.longFunctionCall(
...
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Is there a way to automatically reindent a selection while preserving relative indentation?
Suppose that I have a file that looks like this:
aaa
bbb
ccc
If I select lines 2 and 3 in visual mode and reindent with =, the result is everything in the same line:
aaa
bbb
ccc
Is there a way ...
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Get comments LINED UP in 65c816 asm syntax [duplicate]
I've been writing some 65c816 assembly lately. They have some interesting commenting conventions that I was hoping VIM could help me with.
LDA $E7 ; You see, they
BEQ IfZero ...
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vim plugin changes rust files to use a ts of 4 rather than 2
Let's say I have a simple file,
echo -n "\tTABBED ONCE" > foo.rs
And then I have in my .vimrc the following,
set ts=2
call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
call plug#end()
How come I open that file ...
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maintain alignment of text after folding
When a block of text is folded in vim, the first line of folded text is displayed in the foldline at a constant offset from the left edge of the window. Can the offset of that text be instead set to ...
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Using linebreak and other commands to customize vim indentation
I am using vim, by default I have not set the linebreak option in vim.So the following code:
aug =ImageDataGenerator(width_shift_range=0.1,height_shift_range=0.1,horizontal_flip=True,fill_mode="...
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Vim autoindent and xml self-closing
(previously posted on https://stackoverflow.com/q/62000643/3206025 before I get that there is a Vi's SE)
Here my vimrc
filetype plugin indent on
set autoindent
set tabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2
set ...
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How to prevent Smart-Tabs plugin from overriding youcompleteme tab completion
I've been looking for a solution to "tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment" and found that the Smart-tabs plugin does exactly what I want.
However, when this plugin is active, it breaks the tab ...
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Reformat code: breaking lines and aligning on a character
I am writing code in R, specifically using the Tidyverse packages. There is extensive use of the pipe %>% to chain functions together. The lines become long, so it is recommended to break them up ...
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Vim plugin for different languages in one webfile
I have the annoying issue that I have a .php file with HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP. I use Vim. But the autoindent is always messed up and only works for one language in the whole file. Is there a ...
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How to make the indentation more smart
I'm using vim to code and I set autoindent in my ~/.vimrc.
Now, if I code as below:
if (a == 1)
{| // the cursor is here and I type ENTER
}
After typing the ENTER, the code becomes as below:
...
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Autoindentation in .tex files
I use Vim to write Latex code and I would like to have autoindent when adding environments.
I am aware of the smartindent capabilities that can be toggle on and off by inspecting the $VIMRUNTIME/...
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What option controls how much space is added after a new line?
When I set tw vim will auto wrap lines at tw. When breaking that line vim usually places some spaces to keep the indentation of the previous line. Example
foo
bar<suppose that a wrap happens ...
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Vim ignores `filetype indent off`
I don't have a personal vimrc. I use /etc/vimrc. The last 2 lines are:
let testvar=999
filetype indent off
I confirmed execution at the vim prompt using :echo testver, which displays 999.
I tried ...
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Create a mapping for a “smart” Home key
With other text editors, if you press Home, it first takes you to the indent,
then all the way to the left.
Is this possible with Vim?
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Pasting text on Vim inside tmux breaks indentation
Ubuntu: 18.04 bionic
tmux: version 2.6
VIM: Vi IMproved 8.0 (2016 Sep 12, compiled Jun 06 2019 )
Included patches: 1-1453
Modified by pkg-vim-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org
Compiled by pkg-vim-...
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Auto-indent after carriage return after line containing open curly brace
I recently upgraded my Cygwin from a 2015 installation (5 years ago) to the current "2020" version. Gvim now automatically indents by shiftwidth columns when I press return after a curly brace { on a ...
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How to delete entry from indented argument from list?
Let's say with the cursor I'm on b in
def f(a=1,
b=2,
c=3,
e=4
)
and we want to delete the whole argument including the line break, so that we get
def f(a=1,
c=3,
...
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What is necessary to properly indent shell scripts with gg=G?
I was editing a small configure script and noticed that vim's indentation of the file was not working properly. A sample of the original source follows:
while getopts 'dgSsx' opt; do
case $opt ...
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Pressing Enter removes indentation
If I have a file a.js like this:
let a1 = [
];
and I press Enter at the end of the first line, a Tab is inserted. I do not want this, so I added a setting:
filetype indent off
but then if I have ...
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Keeping indent (like breakindent) when using hard wrap with textwidth
I know the breakindent option works with linebreak to preserve indent on wrapped lines. However, when I want to hard wrap lines (using the textwidth option so <EOL> is inserted when a line ...
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What vim setting determines the amount of indentation change by pressing > or < (greater than or less than)? [duplicate]
For me the > and < are set to 8 spaces. I would like them to be set to 4 spaces. What setting corresponds to this?
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How to indent text between specific line numbers in vim?
Let's say I want to indent everything between lines 40 and 60 (both lines included). One way of doing this is to go to line 40 and indent 21 lines:
:40
21>>
I am slightly bothered by having to ...
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Why does my line indent?
Please see line 20 and 21:
My question is about how vim decides to auto-indent line 21, and how to adjust that behaviour.
When I took this screenshot I had formatoptions=qrn1a set, however I believe ...
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Vim highlighting random indentations
As seen from the image, Vim decides to highlight those indentations for no reason. I've tried :noh and :set nolist (:set list seems to make it go away, but I don't want indentation marks) from a ...
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How to set custom shortcut in vim?
I want to make use of Shift+Tab to left-shift (unindent) a block of text, instead of Ctrl+d. How to do it?
