clang-format Command Examples

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• Format a file and print the result to stdout:

clang-format {{path/to/file}}

• Format a file in-place:

clang-format -i {{path/to/file}}

• Format a file using a predefined coding style:

clang-format --style {{LLVM|GNU|Google|Chromium|Microsoft|Mozilla|WebKit}} {{path/to/file}}

• Format a file using the .clang-format file in one of the parent directories of the source file:

clang-format --style=file {{path/to/file}}

• Generate a custom .clang-format file:

clang-format --style {{LLVM|GNU|Google|Chromium|Microsoft|Mozilla|WebKit}} --dump-config > {{.clang-format}}