# Problem with formatting elixir in vs code

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/problem-with-formatting-elixir-in-vs-code/52398>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** troubleshooting, learning-elixir\
**Created:** [December 10, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/problem-with-formatting-elixir-in-vs-code/52398 "2022-12-10T10:02:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![bdarla](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/bdarla/32/19471_2.png) [@bdarla](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/bdarla)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/problem-with-formatting-elixir-in-vs-code/52398/10 "2022-12-10T17:44:58Z")

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Do you have a file “.formatter.exs” with content such as the following?

```elixir
[
  import_deps: [:ecto, :ecto_sql, :phoenix],
  subdirectories: ["priv/*/migrations"],
  plugins: [Phoenix.LiveView.HTMLFormatter],
  inputs: ["*.{heex,ex,exs}", "{config,lib,test}/**/*.{heex,ex,exs}", "priv/*/seeds.exs"]
]

```

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