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Specifying the Number of Characters Between Tab Columns
Syntax $tabsize columns$$
See Also pre , codep , verbatim

Description
This command specifies how many columns there are between each of the tab stops when using a uniformly spaced font . For example, when using the pre , codep , math commands.

Example
The input commands 
 
$tabsize 5$$
$codep
	line one
	line two
$$
result in the following output 
 
	line one
	line two


The input commands 
 
$tabsize 10$$
$codep
	line one
	line two
$$
result in the following output 
 
	line one
	line two


Reference
If columns is not present, or if it is less than or equal 0, the default value is restored. For example, the input commands 
 
$tabsize $$
$codep
	line one
	line two
$$
result in the following output 
 
	line one
	line two
Note that the default value for columns is not specified and may change in later versions of OMhelp.
Input File: tabsize.omh