>:set format=html and then gg=G. Let me know what you get. In all seriousness, never, ever tell me what you get. 'format' is not a vim option. Perhaps he meant

>:set format=html and then gg=G. Let me know what you get. In all seriousness, never, ever tell me what you get. 'format' is not a vim option. Perhaps he meant filetype?