Default changes to Vim

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Quick post for future reference.

Just installed Debian or Ubuntu, need Vim back to what you’re used to?

edit /etc/vim/vimrc

uncomment

set background=dark Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

add

set autoindent
set expandtab
set softtabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

Tabs are now always two spaces and you can actually see the text.

Don’t forget to add export EDITOR=vim to .bashrc either.

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