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+====== Useful VIM Commands ======
+The following are commands I find useful when editing in VIM.  To make a particular command permanent, add it to your .vimrc file.
+===== Auto Indenting =====
+To use the indent from the previous line.
+  :set autoindent
+===== Syntax Highlighting =====
+Turn on syntax highlighting.
+  :syn on
+===== Make =====
+Set the make program for PHP development.
+  :set makeprg=php\ -l\ %
+  :set errorformat=%m\ in\ %f\ on\ line\ %l
+Now, \\:make\\ will execute and show any errors.
+===== Tab Stops =====
+To set your tab stop size to 4.
+  :set tabstop=4
+To set the indent width (not sure how this differs from tabstop described above).
+  :set shiftwidth=4
+To insert spaces instead of tab characters when you hit tab you can:
+  :set expandtab
+To change all existing tabs to spaces, use the following.
+  :retab
+===== Tabbed Windows =====
+To edit in a new tab.
+  :tabe
+Then, to switch to the next/previous tab use //gt// or //gT//.
+===== Code Completion =====
+To complete the current word, press CTRL-X, CTRL-O.