Xcode adds comment characters in the first column

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Whenever I use the Xcode keyboard shortcut Command + / for commenting line(s) of code in a Swift/Objective-C source file, the // characters are always placed in the first column. I would much prefer it be at the current indentation.

I guess this is a personal preference, but does anyone know if there's config for it:

For e.g., If I have this code snippet:

    ...
    print("something")
    ...

and I invoke the keyboard shortcut Command + / with the caret positioned on the line containing print statement, I get:

    ...
//      print("something")
    ...

I'd prefer the following behavior instead:

    ...
    print("something")
    ...

I invoke the keyboard shortcut Command + / with the caret positioned on the line containing print statement, I should get:

    ...
    // print("something")
    ...

I guess this is a personal preference, but does anyone know if there's configuration for it?

Best Answer

You can use the Comment Here extension. After downloading:

Restart Xcode
Go to Xcode -> preferences -> key bindings
Search for "Comment Selection" and remove the key binding for it
Search for "Comment Here" and add the key binding "command /" for the toggle comments option.
Your comments are now pretty :)

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#!/usr/bin/perl
####################################################################################################
#
# Copyright (c) 2002-2011 Apple, Inc.
# Xcode 4.2
#
# NAME
#     uninstall-devtools -- Meta-script for running the various devtools uninstaller scripts.
#
# SYNOPSIS
#     sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
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#     sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=systemsupport
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#
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#         /Library/Developer/4.2/uninstall-devtools
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#     xcodedir:
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#
#     unixdev:
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#
#     systemsupport:
#         /Library/Developer/Shared/uninstall-devtools
#         /Library/Developer/4.2/uninstall-devtools
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#
# DESCRIPTION
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#     specified on the command line.
####################################################################################################

my $do_nothing     = 0;
my $verbose        = 0;
my $warning        = 0;
my $debug          = 0;
my $help           = 0;
my $mode           = '';

get_options(
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    'verbose' => \$verbose,
    'warning' => \$warning,
    'debug' => \$debug,
    'help' => \$help,
    'mode' => \$mode,
);

####################################################################################################

if ($help == 1) {
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The recognized modes are:
all:
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    /Library/Developer/4.2/uninstall-devtools
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xcodedir:
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unixdev:
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systemsupport:
    /Library/Developer/Shared/uninstall-devtools
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END
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####################################################################################################
# Determine if we are authorized to uninstall the devtools packages.
####################################################################################################

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}

####################################################################################################

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####################################################################################################

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}
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    push(@flags,'--verbose');
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    push(@flags,'--warning');
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####################################################################################################

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    my $option_pointer = shift(@_);

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    }
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####################################################################################################

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   my $name = shift;
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####################################################################################################

sub run_uninstaller_script {
    my $script = shift;
    my $flagsref = shift;

    if (-x $script) {
        my @args = ();
        push(@args,$script);
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