I am writing a makefile and it keeps highlighting every word after the tab. This is an example:
This my .vimrc file:
filetype indent off
set tabstop=4
set expandtab
syntax on
colorscheme slate
set ignorecase
set number
set nosmartindent
set noswapfile
set list
set listchars=tab:>-,trail:`,extends:>,precedes:<
set lcs+=space:·
How can I only get rid of the red highlighting? I know :syntax off will get rid of it, but it gets rid of all sorts of color changes which are useful.
>Solution :
Where you say there is a tab, there is no tab, but four spaces (as indicated by the four dots which you have configured by setting lcs).
That’s an error and it’s why it is highlighted in red.
To fix it, insert an actual tab character instead.