indent (Unix)
indent is a Unix utility that reformats C and C++ code in a user-defined indentation style and coding style. Support for C++ code is minimal.[1]
| 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 |
| Type | source-code-reformat tool |
| License | GNU GPL v3 |
| Website | www |
The original version of indent was written by David Willcox at the University of Illinois in November 1976. It was incorporated into 4.1BSD in October 1982.[2] GNU indent was first written by Jim Kingdon in 1989.
Examples of usage
The following command
$ indent -st -bap -bli0 -i4 -l79 -ncs -npcs -npsl -fca -lc79 -fc1 -ts4 some_file.c
indents some_file.c in a style resembling BSD/Allman style and writes the result to the standard output.
GNU indent
GNU indent is the GNU Project's version of indent. A different indentation style, the GNU style, is used by default.[3]
GUI
- UniversalIndentGUI
References
- "indent: Indent and Format C Program Source". www.gnu.org. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- Dickey, Thomas (2017). "CINDENT - C-language formatter". Invisible Island. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- GNU Indent Manual
External links
- GNU indent Homepage
- – OpenBSD General Commands Manual
- clang-format (an alternative to indent)
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