How to Add tab space to multilple line at the same time in any text editor

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If you select a text you can add multiple tab spaces to the all lines simultaneously.

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 09 '14 at 02:42

For that you must select the n lines of the code and press the key tab. If you want remove the tab spaces should select the text and press shift+tab.

I was programming in my job and I accidentally discovered this in the IDE eclipse. I test the same process in the Sublime Text and Geany and it works too.

Y suposse and pressume that works for the most of text editor

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '14 at 07:09

I can confirm the answer from kelgwiin for sublime text.

Depending on your platform you could also do the following in sublime text:

Linux: Hold shift and the right mouse button, then move the mouse up or down to make a column selection.

Windows + OS X: Simply hold down the mousewheel and move your mouse up and and down to select the columns.

Hope this helps!

frlan · Answer 3 · 2014-09-11T07:09:51.850

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On Geany you can create by using Alt+Shift+Mouse (Windows) or Ctrl-Shift-Mouse (*x) a multiline cursor or an rectange selection, where you can work on many lines at the same time. This is only working for lines 'in row' so you cannot choose line 9 and lines 12-16 and lines 23-44 to be edited at the same time.

edited Sep 11 '14 at 07:09

answered Sep 09 '14 at 13:27

frlan

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Thanks for your comment but the command is `ctrl+shift+mouse`. – kelgwiin Sep 11 '14 at 02:30
Sorry. It's differing between Windows and *X for §reasons. – frlan Sep 11 '14 at 07:09
Oks. Dont worry about that. Anyway thanks for your answer. And my SI is Linus Mint and too Windows 7. – kelgwiin Sep 11 '14 at 15:04

How to Add tab space to multilple line at the same time in any text editor

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