# Found a tab character that violates

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-a-tab-character-that-violates/162896>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 3, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-a-tab-character-that-violates/162896 "2020-09-03T08:26:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Joe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/little_joe/32/158459_2.png) [@Little\_Joe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Little_Joe)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-a-tab-character-that-violates/162896/1 "2020-09-03T08:26:34Z")

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Hello,  
So I can’t rebuild my discourse. This happened after trying to install a plugin(editing the yml file).

Picture of the error:

 ![NewError](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/2/42e18043dd2e834ed71bde73e4a4db6eb6a6ea8d.png)

yml file:

 ![Plugins not working](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/6/e679325a8c0ce11e9fe60737890ffbb3144d25fb.png)

I don’t know why this is happening! Does anybody know how to fix it?

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**Author:** ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-a-tab-character-that-violates/162896/2 "2020-09-03T09:08:11Z")

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Maybe you have tabs characters in front of your line instead of regular spaces?

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**Author:** ![Little\_Joe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/little_joe/32/158459_2.png) [@Little\_Joe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Little_Joe)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-a-tab-character-that-violates/162896/3 "2020-09-03T09:18:45Z")

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Yes I pressed tab, should I just use spaces?

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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-a-tab-character-that-violates/162896/4 "2020-09-03T09:20:19Z")

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Yes. I always copy and paste an existing plugin line and edit just the github url. That way you’re site that you’re getting it right.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-a-tab-character-that-violates/162896/5 "2020-10-03T09:26:18Z")

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