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How can I indent multiple lines, and indent "backwards", in gvim?

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I'm just learning vim (via gvim, I used to be a Notepad++ user) and haven't yet found how to do 2 things: How can I indent a set of rows x spaces/tabs right? In Notepad++, for example, I just highlight the rows I need and press 'Tab' key. Also, is there a way to move backwards equivalent to "Shift+…

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Start at the first line you want to indent, then press > and type the number of lines you want to indent and press > again (for 10 lines you'd press >10>) To un-indent you'd just use < instead of > (<10<)

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How can I indent multiple lines, and indent "backwards", in gvim?

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