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Gvim File Extension specific tablength

Is it possible in Gvim to set tablength according to the name extension of the file which is being edited ?

set tabstop=8  // For *.cpp
set tabstop=3  // For *.svh
set tabstop=8  // For *.pl
Solution

  • Add the following to your vimrc:

     autocmd FileType cpp set tabstop=8
 autocmd FileType svh set tabstop=3
 autocmd FileType pl set tabstop=8

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