What does sts stand for in a .vimrc?

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I've been searching around, but the term vimrc sts has yet to lead me to an actual explanation of the value. Many people talk about using it for tabs/indenting, but what does it stand for? Is it soft tabs?

I don't like blindly placing things in my .vimrc file without knowing exactly what they do.

Eric

Posted 2011-07-26T14:47:28.380

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:help 'sts' Try it out. :) – Roger Pate – 2013-11-30T17:28:11.870

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(sts) makes spaces feel like tabs (like deleting)

From apaulodesign

soandos

Posted 2011-07-26T14:47:28.380

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1Perfect. That's an excellently commented config! – Eric – 2011-07-26T15:03:01.970

2From your link: "softtabstop". – KCotreau – 2011-07-26T15:09:35.113

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