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Options
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`autoindent'
`ai'
     autoindent - In append mode after a <cr> the cursor will move
     directly below the first character on the previous line.  This
     setting affects the current buffer only.

`autoindent-global'
`ai-global'
     Same as `autoindent', but affects all buffers.

`noautoindent'
`noai'
     Cancel autoindent.

`noautoindent-global'
`noai-g'
     Cancel autoindent-global.

`ignorecase'
`ic'
     ignorecase - No distinction between upper and lower cases when
     searching.

`noignorecase'
`noic'
     Cancel ignorecase.

`magic'
`ma'
     Regular expressions used in searches; nomagic means no regexps.

`nomagic'

`noma'
     Cancel magic.

`readonly'
`ro'
     readonly - The file is not to be changed.  If the user attempts to
     write to this file, confirmation will be requested.

`noreadonly'
`noro'
     Cancel readonly.

`shell=<string>'
`sh=<string>'
     shell - The program to be used for shell escapes (default `$SHELL'
     (default `/bin/sh')).

`shiftwidth=<count>'
`sw=<count>'
     shiftwidth - Gives the shiftwidth (default 8 positions).

`showmatch'
`sm'
     showmatch - Whenever you append a `)', Vi shows its match if it's
     on the same page; also with `{' and `}'.  If there's no match, Vi
     will beep.

`noshowmatch'
`nosm'
     Cancel showmatch.

`tabstop=<count>'
`ts=<count>'
     tabstop - The length of a <ht>; warning: this is only IN the
     editor, outside of it <ht>s have their normal length (default 8
     positions).  This setting affects the current buffer only.

`tabstop-global'
`ts-g'
     Same as `tabstop', but affects all buffers.

`wrapmargin=<count>'
`wm=<count>'
     wrapmargin - In append mode Vi automatically puts a <lf> whenever
     there is a <sp> or <ht> within <wm> columns from the right margin.

`wrapscan'
`ws'
     wrapscan - When searching, the end is considered `stuck' to the
     begin of the file.

`nowrapscan'
`nows'
     Cancel wrapscan.

`:set <option>'
     Turn <option> on.

`:set no<option>'
     Turn <option> off.

`:set <option>=<value>'
     Set <option> to <value>.