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@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ This plugin makes use of external formatprograms to achieve the best result.
You can specify how to use which formatprograms for which filetypes.
A set of reasonable defaults are given, so you should be able to use it right away.
Check the list of formatprograms to see which languages are supported by default.
You can easily customize or add your own formatprogram.
How to install (Vundle)
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@ -17,10 +18,8 @@ Bundle "Chiel92/vim-autoformat"
How to use
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First you have to install an external program that can format code of the programming language you are using.
For the default supported formatprograms, it suffices to make the formatprogram either globally available
(which is the case if you install it via your package manager)
or to put it in the `formatters/` folder.
Sometimes alternative installation methods are supported.
It suffices to make the formatprogram either globally available, which is the case if you install it via your package manager.
Alternatively, you can put the binary (or a link to it) in the `formatters/` folder.
When you have installed the formatters you need, you can format the entire buffer with the command `:Autoformat`.
For convenience it is recommended that you assign a key for this, like so:
@ -35,10 +34,7 @@ For more ways to perform autoformatting type `:help gq`.
Default formatprograms
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For most linux distro's, if you installed a formatprogram, it's automatically globally available.
If this is not the case, you can either make it globally available manually, or put it's binary in the `formatters/` directory.
Sometimes alternative installation methods are presented.
Here is a list of formatprograms that are currently supported.
Here is a list of formatprograms that are supported by default.
* `astyle` for __C#__, __C++__, __C__ and __Java__.
It's probably in your distro's repository, so you can download it as a regular package.
@ -68,7 +64,7 @@ For Ubuntu type `sudo apt-get install tidy` in a terminal.
How can I change the behaviour of formatters?
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The formatprg for a filetype is defined in the global `g:formatprg_<filetype>`.
The formatprg for a filetype is defined in `g:formatprg_<filetype>`.
The arguments given to the formatprogram are defined in `g:formatprg_args_<filetype>`.
So for example, if you want to set the arguments passed to `astyle` for formatting a C# file, you would put a line like this in your .vimrc:
@ -78,6 +74,7 @@ let g:formatprg_args_cs = "--mode=cs --style=java -H"
How can I define a formatprogram myself?
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You can define one in your .vimrc.
A definition looks like this:
```vim