How can I autoformat/indent C code in vim?

Question

When I copy code from another file, the formatting is messed up, like this: fun() { for(...) { for(...) { if(...) { } } } }How can I autoformat this code in vim?

Answer 1

if you are copying from another source, I suggest you use Notepad++ to format the code. However, if you are editing code in Vim and you want automatic indenting, do the following.

1. open terminal
2. vi ~/.vimrc
3. add the following line to .vimrc file:

set autoindent

then save the .vimrc file.

for more info visit: https://www.cs.oberlin.edu/~kuperman/help/vim/indenting.html

I hope this helps :)