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Asked: June 14, 20262026-06-14T16:57:36+00:00 2026-06-14T16:57:36+00:00

I use Vim 7.3 on Windows 7 and have the following settings in my

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I use Vim 7.3 on Windows 7 and have the following settings in my vimrc:

set expandtab
set tabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
set softtabstop=4

If I use Tab in ‘insert mode’ or >> in ‘command mode’ my text
is indented by 4 spaces.
But if I use >> in ‘colon command mode’ (I don’t know if it’s really
called like that), for example with a range

:30,35>> 

the text is still indented by 8 spaces.

What is the right setting to change this to 4 spaces?

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    2026-06-14T16:57:37+00:00Added an answer on June 14, 2026 at 4:57 pm

    you’re indenting twice silly. :30,35>

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