How to indent the file lines using vi
 

Every now and then I have to indent the lines in my script to 4 space characters.

I generally do it line by line.

Is there an automated command in vi using which I can indent some set of lines to desired number of space characters in one go.

eg, line 5 to 10

If "vi" is an alias for "vim", then "gg=G" in command mode will work.

Thanks, it worked

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@dugan - tried your suggestion but instead of indenting it removed all indent from my file :( Even though at the bottom of the screen
it says '10 line indented'??

You could also do:
or mark a block in command mode with "ma" at the start then "mb" at the end and do:
">>" indents the current line, while "5>>" indents 5 lines starting at the current position.

Regards,
Stefan