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For several reasons I prefer to configure my editor to insert spaces when TAB is pressed.
But recently I discovered that tabs should remain as tabs in make files.
How do I insert tab (\t, not " ") without reconfiguring editors each time I need to write make files?
I use the following editors: Emacs, Kate, gedit, and the Visual Studio editor.
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Emacs normally uses both tabs and spaces to indent lines. If you prefer, all indentation can be made from spaces only. To request this, set indent-tabs-mode to nil . This is a per-buffer variable; altering the variable affects only the current buffer, but there is a default value which you can change as well.
To manually insert a tab in Emacs, use ctrl-Q TAB. control-Q causes the next key to be inserted rather than interpreted as a possible command.
The tab character can be inserted by holding the Alt and pressing 0 and 9 together.
To manually insert a tab in Emacs, use ctrl-Q TAB. control-Q causes the next key to be inserted rather than interpreted as a possible command.
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Emacs' Makefile mode takes care of where to insert tabs and spaces as long as you press the right keys at the right places. Either that, or I missed some details in the question.
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