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Open the code below with emacs -q, do set-variable sh-basic-offset 2, then indent-region. All lines are indented with 2, while the echo line is indented with 4. Is this a bug in Emacs, or how do I configure it to indent consistently with 2? (When setting to 8, echo is still indented with 4.)

Using latest release GNU Emacs 25.3.1 on macOS installed with Homebrew.

#!/bin/bash

hello() {
  while true; do
    if [ true ]; then
    ····echo true
    fi
  done
}
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  • FWIW, I don't see this problem in my local Emacs, so maybe it's a bug that was fixed since the release you're using? – Stefan Mar 16 '18 at 15:57
  • @Stefan: Added version information. Did you try this with emacs -q to make sure none of your .emacs settings interfere with testing? If the bug happens with -q and doesn't without, I'd be interested in hearing which .emacssetting of your makes things work. – forthrin Mar 16 '18 at 19:49
  • I was able to reproduce. – Nsukami _ Mar 17 '18 at 10:12
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It is bug, fixed in version 26.1. As a workaround you can set both the variables sh-indentation and sh-basic-offset to 2.

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