# 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:** ![benwilson512](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/benwilson512/32/1457_2.png) [@benwilson512](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/benwilson512)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/problem-with-formatting-elixir-in-vs-code/52398/11 "2022-12-10T18:24:07Z")

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It is yeah, Elixir LS expects a full mix project generally, it isn’t designed to work with just a handful of EX files.

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