Width of "TAB" char

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Maxim Efremov

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Apr 4, 2013, 5:08:38 AM4/4/13
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Hi all.

Is there any way to set tab-width as 4?
Currently every "TAB" char displays as 8 spaces.

Thanks.

Andy Koppe

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Apr 4, 2013, 7:53:59 AM4/4/13
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On Apr 4, 10:08 am, Maxim Efremov wrote:
> Is there any way to set tab-width as 4?
> Currently every "TAB" char displays as 8 spaces.

The 'tabs' command from the ncurses package will do this (by sending
the appropriate control sequence to the terminal):

$ tabs 4

Andy
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