VS Code 'Reindent Lines' is not working properly

[delowardev]

StackOverflow link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49296811/vs-code-reindent-lines-is-not-working-properly

• VSCode Version: 1.19.3
• OS Version: MacOS 10.13.3

I've tried to re-indent some large HTML files using VS Code, but it cannot re-indent my files properly. But when I try to re-indent small files, it works. How can I fix this issue?

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

[vscodebot]

(Experimental duplicate detection)
Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Reindent selected lines [Keyboard Shortcut] (#45318)
• 'Reindent Lines' produces different indentation than 'Format Document' in TypeScript (#32835)

[rebornix]

Reindent command is using 4 indentation rules to adjust the indentation and that's not always accurate. When reindenting a large content, we will recommend using formatters which ensure the correct output. For more details, please see #19140.

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