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 vim-autoformat
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-\      /   |   |\      /|
- \    /    |   | \    / |
-  \  /     |   |  \  /  |
-   \/      |   |   \/   |
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 This vim plugin integrates external code-formatting programs into vim automatically.
 If you have installed a supported formatprogram correctly, you can use it within vim immediately.
 You don't have to configure anything.