Set Up & Fix a Buffer for Linux kernel Coding Style in Vim

This post lists the Vim commands to set up and fix a buffer so that it adheres to Linux kernel coding style guidelines.

Commands

Set up options

:set tabstop=8 softtabstop=8 shiftwidth=8 noexpandtab cindent

Fix the Existing Buffer (now that the options are in effect)

:%retab

Remove white space on save

:autocmd BufWritePre * %s/\s\+$//e

Set a 80 char column visual guide

:set cc=80

Execute All Commands At Once

:set tabstop=8 softtabstop=8 shiftwidth=8 noexpandtab cindent cc=80 | %retab | autocmd BufWritePre * %s/\s\+$//e

Note

You can put this line directly into your personal Vim initialization file: ~/.vimrc

References

• Options at [link]

• Retab at [link]

• Remove white space at [link]

• Over 80 char at [link]

• Image is an amalgamation of images from [link] (Vim) and [link] (Tux)

• Multiple commands at once [link]