it's trivial to set :set ts=4
to have VI (vim) use every fourth console column for a tab stop, but displaying things via LESS or MUTT, everything is still at 8 chars. is there a way to set TABS=4 globally? (badly-behaved programs may hardwire it into their code, but who, using debian, condones badly-behaved code? :) maybe something via readline (~/.inputrc)? an environmental variable? surely there's a way... -- does a brain cell think? [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sourceforge.net/projects/newbiedoc -- we need your brain! http://www.dontUthink.com/ -- your brain needs us!