xml-format.el

This is an Emacs package to make it easy to reformat XML files using the xmllint utility. xmllint is is part of libxml2, and available from most software repositories, e.g. apt install libxml2-utils on Debian/Ubuntu.

Installation

Install the xml-format Melpa package using M-x package-install, or via use-package:

(use-package xml-format
  :demand t
  :after nxml-mode)

Usage

Use one of these commands via M-x or bind them to a key:

• xml-format-on-save-mode

  Automatically reformat the buffer on save.

• xml-format-buffer

  Reformat the current buffer.

• xml-format-region

  Reformat the current region.

Configuration

This package deliberately has minimal configuration. Use M-x customize-group RET xml-format or change these variables in your init.el:

• xml-format-xmllint-executable
• xml-format-xmllint-args

License

BSD-3-clause. Copyright © 2019 wouter bolsterlee.

Credits

wouter bolsterlee. wbolster.

https://github.com/wbolster on github. star my repos. fork them. and so on.

https://twitter.com/wbolster on twitter. follow me. or say hi.