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Old April 6th, 2005, 02:33 PM
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HOW to configure TAB for spaces in Emacs?
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I am learning to program in emacs on unix. 

I want to get 4 spaces with one tab.

How can I find the emacs configuration file and how to 
change it for my purpose?

Thank you in advance.
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It is in your $HOME directory and is named ".emacs". If it does not exist just create the .emacs file.

And here is a pointer on how to configure tabs in EMACS

http://www.jwz.org/doc/tabs-vs-spaces.html
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