How do I fix the indentation of an entire file in Vi?

Question

In Vim, what is the command to correct the indentation of all the lines?

Often times I\'ll copy and paste code into a remote terminal and have the whole thing messed

Answer 1

For XML files, I use this command

:1,$!xmllint --format --recover - 2>/dev/null

You need to have xmllint installed (package libxml2-utils)

(Source : http://ku1ik.com/2011/09/08/formatting-xml-in-vim-with-indent-command.html )