From 01ac5b8dcfe5342af3770b0834220b87ea328fad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Griesemer Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:58:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] cmd/gofmt: clarify documentation re: tab width Fixes #19618. Change-Id: I0ac450ff717ec1f16eb12758c6bf5e98b5de20e8 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/38374 Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick --- src/cmd/gofmt/doc.go | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/cmd/gofmt/doc.go b/src/cmd/gofmt/doc.go index a552d4cde4..13994fdeec 100644 --- a/src/cmd/gofmt/doc.go +++ b/src/cmd/gofmt/doc.go @@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ /* Gofmt formats Go programs. -It uses tabs (width = 8) for indentation and blanks for alignment. +It uses tabs for indentation and blanks for alignment. + +Alignment assumes that an editor is using a fixed-width +font and that a tab corresponds to 8 spaces. Without an explicit path, it processes the standard input. Given a file, it operates on that file; given a directory, it operates on all .go files in