This chapter describes the Emacs commands that add, remove, or
adjust indentation.
-@c WideCommands
@table @kbd
@item @key{TAB}
Indent the current line ``appropriately'' in a mode-dependent fashion.
indents to the next tab stop column. You can set the tab stops with
@kbd{M-x edit-tab-stops}.
- Normally, @key{TAB} inserts an optimal mix of tabs and spaces to
-indent lines. @xref{Just Spaces}, for how to override that.
+ Normally, @key{TAB} inserts an optimal mix of tabs and spaces for
+the intended indentation. @xref{Just Spaces}, for how to prevent use
+of tabs.
@menu
* Indentation Commands:: Various commands and techniques for indentation.
arguments). The whole group of lines moves rigidly sideways, which is
how the command gets its name.@refill
+@cindex remove indentation
+ If you want to remove all indentation from all of the line in the
+region, invoke @kbd{C-x @key{TAB}} with a large negative argument,
+such as -1000.
+
@findex indent-relative
@kbd{M-x indent-relative} indents at point based on the previous line
(actually, the last nonempty line). It inserts whitespace at point, moving