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Tab character width in Terminal

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Mar 15, 202621740 views
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Problem

Default tab width for Mac OS X Terminal.app is 8. I want to change it to 2. How can I do it? I've found tabs command, but I can't figure out how to use it.

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Fix for: Tab character width in Terminal

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To set your tab with to 2 spaces, use this command in the Terminal App: Replace with your desired width in spaces. View the full manual for tabs to learn about all options.

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