Indent and Auto-Indent

>> indents. << dedents. ={motion} re-indents using the language indenter.

Keys: >, <, =, >>, <<, ==

>{motion} indents a range one shiftwidth. <{motion} dedents. ={motion} runs the language's indent function. Doubled forms (>>, <<, ==) act on the current line.

>, <, and = are all operators. They take a motion or text object, like d and y. >ip indents the inner paragraph. =a{ re-indents the brace block.

Indent current line
KeyNote
>
>
Dedent current line
KeyNote
<
<
Indent inner paragraph
KeyNote
>
i
p
Re-indent inner paragraph (use language indenter)
KeyNote
=
i
p
Re-indent current line
KeyNote
=
=
>> — indent line
<< — dedent line
>{motion} — indent range
={motion} — auto-indent
== — re-indent line

Worked example — >> and <<

Indent and dedent the current line.

Step 1 ·
transform.indent
Step 2 · >> · >> — indented one shiftwidth.
>> — indented one shiftwidth.

Doubled operator pattern. >ip indents an inner paragraph; >G indents to end of file.

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See also: The Universal Grammar, The Vim Grammar