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Configuring VIM editor to work with YAML

Introduction​

Spinnaker configs are in YAML. It is best to set up VIM to auto-indent properly so that there are less syntax errors due to tab insertion and/or spacing problems.

Prerequisites​

VIM

Instructions​

For files that end with .yaml or .yml​

Create or update ~/.vimrc file with the following: syntax enable filetype on autocmd FileType yaml,yml setlocal ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 expandtab indentkeys-=0# indentkeys-=

For arbitrary files​

The following comment can be added to the top of any file to let VIM know what configuration it should use # vim: set shiftwidth=2 tabstop=2 softtabstop=2 expandtab:

Fix files that have a mix of tabs and spaces to all spaces​

In VIM's command mode enter the following

to go to command mode hit the Esc key

:set shiftwidth=2 tabstop=2 softtabstop=2 expandtab :retab