Space indents are visually identified by the "┆" character, while tabs are distinguished by "|".
Manually calling the command IndentGuidesToggle will toggle indent guides scoped to a specific buffer.
If there are any files you would like to not add indent guides for, add the filetype to the ignore list:
let g:indentguides_ignorelist = ['text']
If you'd like to change the default space and tab indent characters, modify the following in your vimrc:
let g:indentguides_spacechar = '┆'
let g:indentguides_tabchar = '|'
Paste the following in your ~/.vimrc file:
if empty(glob('~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim'))
silent execute "!curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim"
autocmd VimEnter * PlugInstall | source $MYVIMRC
endif
call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
Plug 'thaerkh/vim-indentguides'
call plug#end()
If you don't already have Plug, this will auto-download Plug for you and install the indentguides plugin.
If you already have Plug, simply paste Plug 'thaerkh/vim-indentguides' and call :PlugInstall to install the plugin.
Remember to :PlugUpdate often to get all the latest features and bug fixes!
Paste this in your ~./vimrc:
Plugin 'thaerkh/vim-indentguides'
cd into your bundle path and clone the repo:
cd ~/.vim/bundle
git clone https://github.com/thaerkh/vim-indentguides
