An example of such a preference is indent style-tabs or spaces. editorconfig file doesn't override a particular setting. Those settings apply whenever you are working in a codebase without an.

You can still set your own personal editor preferences in the Visual Studio Options dialog box.

You can tailor each codebase to use text editor settings specific to that project. EditorConfig settings take precedence over global Visual Studio text editor settings.

You can add an EditorConfig file to your project or codebase to enforce consistent coding styles for everyone that works in the codebase.EditorConfig files are easily readable and work nicely with version control systems. The EditorConfig project consists of a file format for defining coding styles and a collection of text editor plugins that enable editors to read the file format and adhere to the defined styles.EditorConfig helps maintain consistent coding styles for multiple developers working on the same project across various editors and IDEs.Unity Editor Config Introduction: EditorConfig

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