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I'd like (g)Vim to draw a pipe symbol | on each 4th space of indentation to show something like vertical indentation line.

I found this plugin: http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=628, but it works only with tab characters, and I'm using spaces for indentation.

My .vimrc contains:

set ts=4
set sw=4
set expandtab 
set softtabstop=4

Thanks for help

ib.
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  • Does this answer your question? [Is it possible to display indentation guides in Vim?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2158305/is-it-possible-to-display-indentation-guides-in-vim) – Zoe Apr 05 '21 at 17:45

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One could simply highlight every fourth space. Although it might look a bit hackish, is is simpler and quite effective. Please take a look at my answer to the question “Is it possible to display indentation guides in Vim?” where I lay out the technique in full detail.

ib.
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You can try using my plugin: https://github.com/Yggdroot/indentLine.

It completely satisfies your requirements. It displays a thin vertical line, and not a fat vertical line like http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3361.

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