<
[count]>
[count]Shift lines specified by address either left (<
) or right (>
). Only leading spaces and tabs are added or removed when shifting lines. count specifies the number of lines to shift, starting with address. The shiftwidth
option controls the number of columns that are shifted. Repeating the <
or >
increases the shift amount. For example, :>>>
shifts three times as much as :>
.