vi - Maintain indentation from previous row in vim -

what name of option keeps indentation when moving new row.

example

subject     indented , press enter     indentation happen automatically  subject     indented , press enter start here here , indent manually

from manual (:help indent.txt):

autoindent uses indent previous line

...so:

:set autoindent

if not work try starting vim without plugins , skipping .vimrc initializations:

vim -u none -n

Sharma