@rossijonas posted on twitter:
By creating the following mapping…
noremap! <Leader><Tab> <esc>gg=G<C-o><C-o>zz…anytime you hit
<Leader><Tab>it applies auto indentation to the whole file, gets the cursor back where it was before, centering the line in the middle of the window.
Useful links & references:
- Original post on twitter
- Understand Vim Mappings and Create Your Own Shortcuts!
- Vim Documentation (
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