---
title: curb_xml_format
description: Format project, props, targets, solution and nuget.config files. false leaves them unread. Defaults to `true`
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/reference/xml/files/curb_xml_format
---
# curb_xml_format
Format project, props, targets, solution and nuget.config files. false leaves them unread.
## Values
| Value | Notes |
|---------|-------|
| `true` | |
| `false` | |
**Default:** `true`
On by default. The first run changes some project files, all of them whitespace, so `curb check` fails until you run `curb format .` once. To turn XML formatting off for a whole repository, add a section for the files to the root `.editorconfig`:
```ini
[*.{csproj,fsproj,vbproj,proj,props,targets,slnx,config}]
curb_xml_format = false
```
### `curb_xml_format = true`
```ini
curb_xml_format = true
```
```xml
net10.0
Kept exactly as written: MSBuild reads this whitespace.
```
```xml
net10.0
Kept exactly as written: MSBuild reads this whitespace.
```
### `curb_xml_format = false`
```ini
curb_xml_format = false
```
```xml
net10.0
Kept exactly as written: MSBuild reads this whitespace.
```
```xml
net10.0
Kept exactly as written: MSBuild reads this whitespace.
```