# Coding Style
-- 8ch indent, no tabs, except for files in `man/` which are 2ch indent,
- and still no tabs.
+- 8ch indent, no tabs, except for files in `man/` which are 2ch indent, and
+ still no tabs, and shell scripts, which are 4ch indent, and no tabs either.
- We prefer `/* comments */` over `// comments` in code you commit, please. This
way `// comments` are left for developers to use for local, temporary
all of today's screens should be much larger than that. But then again, don't
overdo it, ~109ch should be enough really. The `.editorconfig`, `.vimrc` and
`.dir-locals.el` files contained in the repository will set this limit up for
- you automatically, if you let them (as well as a few other things).
+ you automatically, if you let them (as well as a few other things). Please
+ note that emacs loads `.dir-locals.el` automatically, but vim needs to be
+ configured to load `.vimrc`, see that file for instructions.
- Variables and functions **must** be static, unless they have a
prototype, and are supposed to be exported.