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cebe/indent
===========

A small tool to convert text file indentation.

1.1.0(6y ago)17664.2k↑185.2%2[1 issues](https://github.com/cebe/indent/issues)20MITPHP

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indent
======

[](#indent)

A small tool to convert (or enforce) text file indentation. Tabs to spaces or spaces to tabs.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install via [composer](https://packagist.org/packages/cebe/indent) or just clone the repo.

### Global installation

[](#global-installation)

Install it globally using:

```
composer global require cebe/indent

```

Make sure your composer directory (`$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin`) is in your `PATH`.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
indent [--tabs|--spaces] [-r [--pattern=...]] [files or directories...]

--tabs       convert all indentation to tabs. Assuming 4 spaces tab length.
--spaces     convert all indentation to spaces.

-r           recursively go over all directories given as argument and convert
             files that match --pattern.

--pattern    the pattern to match files for when using -r. Defaults to '*.php'.

--tabstop=N  define number of spaces N to replace a tab with. Defaults to 4.

--help       shows this usage information.

If no file is specified input will be read from STDIN.

```

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

Convert `myfile.php` to tabs:

```
indent --tabs myfile.php

```

Convert all `.php`-files and the `README.md` in current dir to spaces:

```
indent --spaces *.php README.md

```

Convert all `.php`-files in `dir` to tabs (recursively):

```
indent --tabs -r dir

```

Convert all `.md`-files in dir to spaces (recursively):

```
indent --spaces --pattern=*.md -r dir

```

Convert STDIN, which is the content of `myfile.php` to spaces and print the result to STDOUT:

```
cat myfile.php | ./indent --spaces

```

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity46

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community20

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~686 days

Total

4

Last Release

2356d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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