indent (Unix)

indent is a Unix utility that reformats C and C++ code in a user-defined coding style. Support for C++ code is considered experimental.

Examples of usage

The command line

indent somefile.c -st -bad --blank-lines-after-procedures -bli0 -i4 -l79 \
-ncs -npcs -nut -npsl -fca -lc79 -fc1

indents somefile.c in a style resembling BSD/Allman style and writes the result to the standard output.

GNU indent

GNU indent

Original author(s)	David Ingamells, Carlo Wood, Joseph Arceneaux, Jim Kingdon, John Bridges
Developer(s)	FSF
Stable release	2.2.10 / March 11, 2008
Written in	C
Operating system	Cross-platform
Development status	Inactive?
Type	source code reformat tool
License	GNU General Public License
Website	http://www.gnu.org/software/indent/

GNU indent is the GNU Project's version of indent. A different indent style, the GNU style, is used by default.

GUI

• UniversalIndentGUI

External links

• GNU indent Homepage
• [1] The program's manpage

See also

• Uncrustify
• Astyle
• GreatCode
• BCPP