VIM tip of the day: quickly reformat your document

Quickly reformat your document in VIM with:

gg=G

• gg goes to the beginning of the document
• = kicks off the indent filter (:help = for more information)
• G goes to the end of the document

Another way to achieve the same result through visual mode is.

ggvG=

• gg goes to the beginning of the file
• v enables visual mode
• G goes to end of the file
• = apply indentation

Similarly, if you are on a line that needs formatting, simply use ==, or v=. You can also select a block of code in visual mode and press = to reformat the selection.

Breath this command and make your team happy.

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