cmd/gofmt: clarify documentation re: tab width

griesemer · griesemer · commit 01ac5b8dcfe5 · 2017-03-20T18:03:55.000Z
Fixes golang#19618. Change-Id: I0ac450ff717ec1f16eb12758c6bf5e98b5de20e8 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/38374 Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
diff --git 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
