diff --git a/.formatting/Project.toml b/.formatting/Project.toml
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+++ b/.formatting/Project.toml
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+[deps]
+JuliaFormatter = "98e50ef6-434e-11e9-1051-2b60c6c9e899"
diff --git a/.formatting/format_all.jl b/.formatting/format_all.jl
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+++ b/.formatting/format_all.jl
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+using JuliaFormatter
+
+# we asume the format_all.jl script is located in QEDfields.jl/.formatting
+project_path = Base.Filesystem.joinpath(Base.Filesystem.dirname(Base.source_path()), "..")
+
+not_formatted = format(project_path; verbose=true)
+if not_formatted
+    @info "Formatting verified."
+else
+    @warn "Formatting verification failed: Some files are not properly formatted!"
+end
+exit(not_formatted ? 0 : 1)