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Indentation

The indentation functions are used to examine, move to, and change whitespace that is at the beginning of a line. Some of the functions can also change whitespace elsewhere on a line. Columns and indentation count from zero at the left margin.

• Primitive Indent:		Functions used to count and insert indentation.
• Mode-Specific Indent:		Customize indentation for different modes.
• Region Indent:		Indent all the lines in a region.
• Relative Indent:		Indent the current line based on previous lines.
• Indent Tabs:		Adjustable, typewriter-like tab stops.
• Motion by Indent:		Move to first non-blank character.