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Re-indent shell script

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Mar 15, 202634280 views
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Problem

I have a large shell script that uses a mixture of spaces and tabs. I want to re-indent the whole file based on syntax, like Eclipse's Format. Is there a program (beautify ?) that will do this ? I'm having a hard time figuring out the logic with everything jammed together e.g. Learned how to call f…

Error Output

if [ "$CANCELLATION" ]
   then
   while test $num -gt 0
    do
    if [ "$cjb" -gt 0 ]

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Fix for: Re-indent shell script

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Emacs can do that: load the file into Emacs press Ctrl-space at the top of the file move the cursor to the bottom of the file press Alt-X and type then return press Alt-X and type then return This will get rid of tabs and indent everything properly.…

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