vim Indentation Indent or outdent lines
Example
To indent our outdent the current line in normal mode press the greater than > key or the less than < twice accordingly.
To do the same on multiple lines just add a number beforehand 6>>
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
>> | indent current line |
<< | outdent current line |
6>> | indent next 6 lines |
You can also indent using motions. Here are a few useful examples.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
>gg | indent from current line to first line in file |
>G | indent from current line to last line in file |
>{ | indent previous paragraph |
>} | indent next paragraph |
In visual mode by pressing the greater than or less than key just once. Note that this causes an exit from visual mode. Then you can use . to repeat the edit if you need to and u to undo.
