Chapter 13. Editor Configuration

Table of Contents
13.1. Vim
13.2. Emacs
13.3. nano

Adjusting text editor configuration can make working on document files quicker and easier, and help documents conform to FDP guidelines.

13.1. Vim

Install from editors/vim or editors/vim-lite.

Edit ~/.vimrc, adding these lines:

augroup sgmledit autocmd FileType sgml set formatoptions=cq2l " Special formatting options autocmd FileType sgml set textwidth=70 " Wrap lines at 70 columns autocmd FileType sgml set shiftwidth=2 " Automatically indent autocmd FileType sgml set softtabstop=2 " Tab key indents 2 spaces autocmd FileType sgml set tabstop=8 " Replace 8 spaces with a tab autocmd FileType sgml set autoindent " Automatic indentation augroup END

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