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This plugin is used for displaying thin vertical lines at each indentation level for code indented with spaces. This plugin is used for displaying thin vertical lines at each indentation level for code indented with spaces. For code indented with tabs I think there is no need to support it, because you can use `:set list lcs=tab:\|\ ` (here is a space).
For code indented with tabs, I think there is no need to support it, using :set list lcs=tab:\\|\ (here is a space) can
achieve it.
## Requirements ## Requirements
This plugin takes advantage of newly provided conceal feature in Vim 7.3, so Vim 7.3 with conceal feature is needed. This plugin takes advantage of the newly provided `conceal` feature in Vim 7.3, so this plugin will not work with lower versions of Vim.
## Installation ## Installation
To install the plugin just put plugin files in your ~/.vim (linux) or ~/vimfiles (Windows). To install the plugin just put the plugin files in your `~/.vim` (Linux) or `~/vimfiles` (Windows).
## Setting custom indentLines If you use a plugin manager you can put the whole directory into your `~/.vim/bundle/` directory ([Pathogen][pathogen]) or add the line `Bundle 'Yggdroot/indentLine'` to your `.vimrc` ([Vundle][vundle]).
You can change the color of indentLines:<br/>
for vim, you can set g:indentLine_color_term in your vimrc, e.g. let g:indentLine_color_term = 239(any color you like),<br/>
for gvim, you can set g:indentLine_color_gui in your vimrc, e.g. let g:indentLine_color_gui = '#A4E57E'(any color you like)
You can change indentLine char by youself.<br/> ## Customization
change this variable: let g:indentLine_char = 'c'; 'c' can be any ascii character you like, you can also use '¦', '┆'and '│' to display more beautiful lines, You can change the color of indentLines:
but this only aplies to file whose encoding is utf-8 for Vim, set `g:indentLine_color_term` in your `.vimrc`, e.g. `let g:indentLine_color_term = 239`,
for GVim, set `g:indentLine_color_gui` in your `.vimrc`, e.g. `let g:indentLine_color_gui = '#A4E57E'`
##Self promotion You can also change the indentLine char:
If you think this script is helpful, follow the GitHub [repository][repository], and don't forget to vote for it on Vim.org! ([vimscript #4354][script]). for both Vim and GVim, set `let g:indentLine_char = 'c'` where `'c'` can be any ASCII character. You can also use one of `¦`, `┆` or `│` to display more beautiful lines. However, these characters will only work with files whose encoding is UTF-8.
## Self promotion
If you think this script is helpful, follow the [GitHub repository][repository], and don't forget to vote for it on Vim.org! ([vimscript #4354][script]).
[pathogen]: https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen
[vundle]: https://github.com/gmarik/vundle
[repository]: https://github.com/Yggdroot/indentLine [repository]: https://github.com/Yggdroot/indentLine
[script]: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4354 [script]: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4354
## Screenshots ## Screenshots
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/KVi0T.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="" /> ![Screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/KVi0T.jpg)