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Linux tool/editor that will nicely auto-format my code AFTER it's written

I'm looking for a tool or editor where I can paste in potentially messy code, be it HTML, Javascript, CSS, whatever, and properly take care of all indentation and spacing.

I use Geany but I don't see an option for this, surprisingly. I don't know if it's possible in vim or emacs. Any help would be appreciated.

Example HTML:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<ul>
<li>what a mess</li> 
</ul>
</body> 
</html>
Solution

  • Both vim and emacs will let you do what you ask. I believe in vim you want to use 'gg=G', and emacs is C-x C-M-\

    I hope this helps.