$c-margin(5)

NAME

$c-margin - C-mode; trailing comment margin

SYNOPSIS

$c-margin integer; Default is -1

-1 <= integer <= n

DESCRIPTION

$c-margin is part of the cmode(2m) environment for C programmers.

If inserting a comment at the end of a C line, it is tedious typing x number of spaces to the comment column (by default tab doesn't insert a tab when cmode(2m) is enabled, it reformats the indentation of the line regardless of the cursor position). This variable sets the indent column of these comments. So with the default settings and the following line,

        xxxxxx ;/ 

when a '*' is type the line becomes

        xxxxxx ;                /* 

The indenting of the "/*" occurs only if there is text on the line before it, and none after it. If the current column is already past $c-margin then it is indented to the next tab stop.

A value of -1 disables this feature.

SEE ALSO

cmode(2m).

(c) Copyright JASSPA 1999
Last Modified: 1998/09/13
Generated On: 1999/12/01