Gnu Emacs is insisting on indenting my typedef as follows: typedef enum { horizontal,

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Asked: May 14, 20262026-05-14T07:39:57+00:00 2026-05-14T07:39:57+00:00

Gnu Emacs is insisting on indenting my typedef as follows:

typedef enum {
    horizontal,
    vertical,
}
    shapes;

I want it to indent as follows:

typedef enum {
    horizontal,
    vertical,
}
shapes;

What switch can I use to get that?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-14T07:39:58+00:00

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Go to the line that “shapes” is on, and hit C-c C-o. Then press 0 (as that’s the offset you want). Then press Enter. Then press tab to indent. Done.

The docs are pretty clear about this process:

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