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Source code indenter, formatter, and beautifier for the C, C++, C# and Java programming languages. Upon running, a copy of the original file is created with an ".orig" appended to the original file name.

# To apply the default style of 4 spaces per indent and no formatting changes:
astyle source_file

# To apply the java style with attached braces:
astyle --style=java path/to/file

# To apply the allman style with broken braces:
astyle --style=allman path/to/file

# To apply a custom indent using spaces. Choose between 2 and 20 spaces:
astyle --indent=spaces=number_of_spaces path/to/file

# To apply a custom indent using tabs. Choose between 2 and 20 tabs:
astyle --indent=tab=number_of_tabs path/to/file