Re: How to change Perl mode indentation to two spaces and no tabs?

[Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolcott@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 12:28 AM,  <tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:
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> On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 09:38:06AM -0700, Kenneth Wolcott wrote:
>> HI;
>>
>>   I'd like to change the default indentation of the Emacs Perl mode
>> from four spaces (and tabs?) to be two spaces and no tabs.  How do I
>> do this?
>
> As an alternative way which might be more amenable to exploration, you
> might want to try Emacs' "customize" interface. Just type
>
>   M-x customize <ENTER>
>
> then follow the links "Programming" (you can click on the link or move
> point (aka "the cursor") and press <ENTER>), then "Languages", then
> "Perl". There you can set the values for all the settings Perl-Mode
> has.
>
> You can set those values just for the current session or set them
> permanently (in the last case Emacs writes those settings to your
> .emacs, so this method is compatible to what the other posters have
> recommended you.
>
> If you have set things "by hand" and via customize, you might want
> to have a look at your .emacs to consolidate things (no use in setting
> some variable twice, and in the long run it makes things unreadable).
>
> Customize: warmly recommended. And it's included!
>
> regards
> - -- tomás
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Thank you Tomas!