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Converting a Git repo from tabs to spaces (eev.ee)
submitted 3 weeks ago by canpolat to c/git
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[–] FizzyOrange 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That said, consistency trumps philosophy.

If only we had collectively agreed on a number of spaces! Sadly it seems split fairly evenly between 2 and 4 so we don't even get consistency.

[–] Colloidal 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Consistency within a project.

[–] FizzyOrange 1 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, you can use tabs consistently within a project. The only thing I'm aware of that actually bans tabs is YAML and... well, you can go a long way by always doing the opposite of what YAML does.