How do I fix the indentation of his huge html files which was all messed up?
I tried the usual "gg=G
command, which is what I use to fix the indentation of code files. However, it didn't seem to work right on HTML files. It simply removed all the formatting.
I also tried setting :filetype = xml
, to see if tricking it into thinking this was an XML file would help but it still didn't do it.
Best Answer
There's several things that all need to be in place. Just to summarize them all in one location:
Set the following option:
Then either move the cursor to the top of the file and indent to the end:
gg
=G
Or select the desired text to indent and hit = to indent it.