diff --git a/basics.yml b/basics.yml
index 2cc0ae5..f65aa81 100644
--- a/basics.yml
+++ b/basics.yml
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@
           :syntax on
           let g:skip_defaults_vim = 1
           set encoding=utf-8
+          set tabstop=2 softtabstop=0 expandtab shiftwidth=2 smarttab
           syntax match nonascii "[^[:alnum:][:punct:][:space:]]/"
           highlight nonascii guibg=Red ctermbg=2
         backup: yes