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align-equal: Aligns text prefixes before '=' for consistent formatting

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A utility to adjust text lines by padding spaces before = based on the longest prefix.

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Versions 0.1.0.0, 0.1.0.1, 0.1.1.0, 0.1.1.1, 0.1.1.1, 1.0.0.0, 1.0.1.0
Change log CHANGELOG.md
Dependencies align-equal, base (>=4.17 && <4.19), safe (>=0.3.21 && <0.4), text (>=2.0.2 && <2.1) [details]
License MIT
Author Joonkyu Park (based on original work by Gabriella Gonzalez)
Maintainer vpark45@gmail.com
Category Text
Bug tracker https://hub.darcs.net/vincent/align-equal/issues
Source repo head: darcs get https://hub.darcs.net/vincent/align-equal
Uploaded by JoonkyuPark at 2025-03-31T07:39:08Z

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align-equal

This project is based on an idea from Gabriella Gonzalez.
For more details, visit: Gabriella's blog

align-equal is a command-line tool that aligns text based on the = symbol.
It ensures that all = signs are vertically aligned, improving readability.

This program reads text from standard input, processes it, and outputs the aligned result to standard output.

Installation

To install align-equal using cabal, run:

cabal install align-equal

Usage

Using in Vim

align-equal is primarily designed for use within Vim. You can align selected text in visual mode as follows:

  1. Select the lines you want to align in visual mode (V for line-wise selection).
  2. Run: 
    :!align-equal
  3. The selected text will be replaced with an aligned version.

Example

Before (Selected Text in Visual Mode):

x = 1
longVariable = 2
short = 3

Command:

:!align-equal

After:

x            = 1
longVariable = 2
short        = 3

How it Works

align-equal scans the input, detects = symbols, and aligns them by adding the appropriate amount of whitespace.