if exists("$EXPANDTAB") set expandtab else set noexpandtab end if exists("$TABSTOP") let &tabstop=str2nr($TABSTOP) else set tabstop=3 end " Just use the value of &tabstop set shiftwidth=0 " I use proper tabstop anyway set softtabstop=0 " Don't use shiftwidth for indentation set nosmarttab set autoindent set smartindent set smarttab