DESCRIPTION

OVERVIEW: A tool to format C/C++/Obj-C code.

If no arguments are specified, it formats the code from standard input and writes the result to the standard output. If <file>s are given, it reformats the files. If -i is specified together with <file>s, the files are edited in-place. Otherwise, the result is written to the standard output.

USAGE: clang-format [options] [<file> ...]

OPTIONS:

Clang-format options:

-assume-filename=<string> - When reading from stdin, clang-format assumes this

filename to look for a style config file (with -style=\,file\/).

-cursor=<uint> - The position of the cursor when invoking

clang-format from an editor integration

-dump-config - Dump configuration options to stdout and exit.

Can be used with -style option. -i - Inplace edit <file>s, if specified.

-length=<uint> - Format a range of this length (in bytes).

Multiple ranges can be formatted by specifying several -offset and -length pairs. When only a single -offset is specified without -length, clang-format will format up to the end of the file. Can only be used with one input file.

-lines=<string> - <start line>:<end line> - format a range of

lines (both 1-based). Multiple ranges can be formatted by specifying several -lines arguments. Can't be used with -offset and -length. Can only be used with one input file.

-offset=<uint> - Format a range starting at this byte offset.

Multiple ranges can be formatted by specifying several -offset and -length pairs. Can only be used with one input file. -output-replacements-xml - Output replacements as XML.

-style=<string> - Coding style, currently supports:

LLVM, Google, Chromium, Mozilla, WebKit.

Use -style=\,file\/ to load style configuration from

.clang-format file located in one of the parent directories of the source file (or current directory for stdin). Use -style="{key: value, ...}" to set specific parameters, e.g.:

  • -style="{BasedOnStyle: llvm, IndentWidth: 8}"

General options: -help - Display available options (-help-hidden for more) -help-list - Display list of available options (-help-list-hidden for more) -version - Display the version of this program

RELATED TO clang-format-3.4…

The full documentation for clang-format is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and clang-format programs are properly installed at your site, the command

  • info clang-format

should give you access to the complete manual.