Auto indent / format code for Vim

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I'm trying to use Vim more and more when I can. One of my biggest grip between Vim and an IDE like Aptana is the ability to auto indent.

Is there a means of auto formatting code (HTML, CSS, PHP) so it is properly indented?

If so how do you install this into vim? I don't understand plugins very much.
I tried reviewing this thread and it confused me more: How to change vim auto-indent behavior?

Best Answer

To indent the whole file automatically:

gg
=G

Explained:

  • gg - go to beginning of the file
  • G - go to end of the file
  • = - indent
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