Re: How to change Perl mode indentation to two spaces and no tabs?

[tomas]

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On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 09:38:06AM -0700, Kenneth Wolcott wrote:
> HI;
> 
>   I'd like to change the default indentation of the Emacs Perl mode
> from four spaces (and tabs?) to be two spaces and no tabs.  How do I
> do this?

As an alternative way which might be more amenable to exploration, you
might want to try Emacs' "customize" interface. Just type

  M-x customize <ENTER>

then follow the links "Programming" (you can click on the link or move
point (aka "the cursor") and press <ENTER>), then "Languages", then
"Perl". There you can set the values for all the settings Perl-Mode
has.

You can set those values just for the current session or set them
permanently (in the last case Emacs writes those settings to your
.emacs, so this method is compatible to what the other posters have
recommended you.

If you have set things "by hand" and via customize, you might want
to have a look at your .emacs to consolidate things (no use in setting
some variable twice, and in the long run it makes things unreadable).

Customize: warmly recommended. And it's included!

regards
- -- tomás
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