关于GitHub Markdown编辑器tab size功能的疑问及显示需求

Got it, let's sort out that tab size frustration for your README! The tab size setting in GitHub's "Edit File" view only affects how tabs look while you're editing—it doesn't carry over to the preview or the saved rendered content. Here are the reliable ways to make 2-space tabs stick everywhere:

• Use a .gitattributes file (recommended)
  This is the most consistent method, as it tells GitHub exactly how to render tabs for your repository's files.

  1. Create a new file named .gitattributes in your repository's root directory.
  2. Add this line to the file:

     *.md text=auto tabstop=2
     

  3. Commit and push this file to your repo. From now on, GitHub will render all tabs in your markdown files (including the README) as 2 spaces.

• Replace tabs with 2 spaces manually
  If you don't want to add an extra file, do a find-and-replace in your README: replace every tab character with two spaces. This ensures the spacing is hardcoded and will look the same no matter where it's viewed.

• Double-check repository language settings
  Occasionally, GitHub auto-detects a repository's language and applies default formatting, but for markdown files, the .gitattributes method will override any default settings reliably.

The key thing to remember is that the editor's tab size dropdown is just for your editing convenience—it doesn't modify the actual file content or how GitHub renders it for others. The methods above will fix the messy 8-space tab rendering for good.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者pim