Why is line continuation is indented with 12 spaces in vimscript?

Question

let b:some = {
            \ 'some',
            \ 'array',
}

This makes code ugly IMHO, how can I change that and should I change that? Is that some coding style or something in vimscript?

Also, is there a plugin that would (I think I had one, but I don't know which one) would expand <CR> like delimitMate with inserting appropriate number of spaces and \?

:h ft-vim-indent – Christian Brabandt Dec 09 '16 at 20:58 — Christian Brabandt, Dec 09 '16 at 20:58

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 10 '16 at 01:42

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You can change the amount of that indentation by setting the variable g:vim_indent_cont, e.g.,

:let g:vim_indent_cont = &sw

See

:help ft-vim-indent

answered Dec 10 '16 at 01:42

garyjohn

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Christian Brabandt: I didn't see your comment til just now. – garyjohn Dec 10 '16 at 01:45

Why is line continuation is indented with 12 spaces in vimscript?

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