Option Summary

Here is a list of all the options for indent, alphabetized by short option. It is followed by a cross key alphabetized by long option.

`-bad'

`--blank-lines-after-declarations'

Force blank lines after the declarations.
See section Blank lines.

`-bap'

`--blank-lines-after-procedures'

Force blank lines after procedure bodies.
See section Blank lines.

`-bbb'

`--blank-lines-after-block-comments'

Force blank lines after block comments.
See section Blank lines.

`-bc'

`--blank-lines-after-commas'

Force newline after comma in declaration.
See section Declarations.

`-bl'

`--braces-after-if-line'

Put braces on line after if, etc.
See section Statements.

`-blin'

`--brace-indentn'

Indent braces n spaces.
See section Statements.

`-br'

`--braces-on-if-line'

Put braces on line with if, etc. and structure declarations
See section Statements.

`-cn'

`--comment-indentationn'

Put comments to the right of code in column n.
See section Comments.

`-cdn'

`--declaration-comment-columnn'

Put comments to the right of the declarations in column n.
See section Comments.

`-cdb'

`--comment-delimiters-on-blank-lines'

Put comment delimiters on blank lines.
See section Comments.

`-ce'

`--cuddle-else'

Cuddle else and preceeding `}'.
See section Comments.

`-cin'

`--continuation-indentationn'

Continuation indent of n spaces.
See section Statements.

`-clin'

`--case-indentationn'

Case label indent of n spaces.
See section Statements.

`-cpn'

`--else-endif-columnn'

Put comments to the right of `#else' and `#endif' statements in column n.
See section Comments.

`-cs'

`--space-after-cast'

Put a space after a cast operator.
See section Statements.

`-bs'

`--blank-before-sizeof'

Put a space between sizeof and its argument.
See section Statements

`-dn'

`--line-comments-indentationn'

Set indentation of comments not to the right of code to n spaces.
See section Comments.

`-din'

`--declaration-indentationn'

Put variables in column n.
See section Declarations.

`-fc1'

`--format-first-column-comments'

Format comments in the first column.
See section Comments.

`-fca'

`--format-all-comments'

Do not disable all formatting of comments.
See section Comments

`-gnu'

`--gnu-style'

Use GNU coding style. This is the default.
See section Common styles.

`-in'

`--indent-leveln'

Set indentation level to n spaces.
See section Indentation.

`-ipn'

`--parameter-indentationn'

Indent parameter types in old-style function definitions by n spaces.
See section Indentation.

`-kr'

`--k-and-r-style'

Use Kernighan & Ritchie coding style.
See section Common styles.

`-ln'

`--line-lengthn'

Set maximum line length to n.
See section Comments.

`-lcn'

`--comment-line-lengthn'

Set maximum line length for comment formatting to n.
See section Comments.

`-lp'

`--continue-at-parentheses'

Line up continued lines at parentheses.
See section Indentation.

`-lps'

`--leave-preprocessor-space'

Leave space between `#' and preprocessor directive. See section Indentation.

`-nbad'

`--no-blank-lines-after-declarations'

Do not force blank lines after declarations.
See section Blank lines.

`-nbap'

`--no-blank-lines-after-procedures'

Do not force blank lines after procedure bodies.
See section Blank lines.

`-nbc'

`--no-blank-lines-after-commas'

Do not force newlines after commas in declarations.
See section Declarations.

`-ncdb'

`--no-comment-delimiters-on-blank-lines'

Do not put comment delimiters on blank lines.
See section Comments.

`-nce'

`--dont-cuddle-else'

Do not cuddle } and else.
See section Statements.

`-ncs'

`--no-space-after-casts'

Do not put a space after cast operators.
See section Statements.

`-nfc1'

`--dont-format-first-column-comments'

Do not format comments in the first column as normal.
See section Comments.

`-nfca'

`--dont-format-comments'

Do not format any comments.
See section Comments.

`-nip'

`--no-parameter-indentation'

Zero width indentation for parameters.
See section Indentation

`-nlp'

`--dont-line-up-parentheses'

Do not line up parentheses.
See section Statements.

`-npcs'

`--no-space-after-function-call-names'

Do not put space after the function in function calls.
See section Statements.

`-npsl'

`--dont-break-procedure-type'

Put the type of a procedure on the same line as its name.
See section Declarations.

`-nsc'

`--dont-star-comments'

Do not put the `*' character at the left of comments.
See section Comments.

`-nsob'

`--leave-optional-blank-lines'

Do not swallow optional blank lines.
See section Blank lines.

`-nss'

`--dont-space-special-semicolon'

Do not force a space before the semicolon after certain statements. Disables `-ss'.
See section Statements.

`-nv'

`--no-verbosity'

Disable verbose mode. See section Miscellaneous options.

`-orig'

`--original'

Use the original Berkeley coding style.
See section Common styles.

`-npro'

`--ignore-profile'

Do not read `.indent.pro' files.
See section Invoking indent.

`-pcs'

`--space-after-procedure-calls'

Insert a space between the name of the procedure being called and the `('.
See section Statements.

`-psl'

`--procnames-start-lines'

Put the type of a procedure on the line before its name.
See section Declarations.

`-sc'

`--start-left-side-of-comments'

Put the `*' character at the left of comments.
See section Comments.

`-sob'

`--swallow-optional-blank-lines'

Swallow optional blank lines.
See section Blank lines.

`-ss'

`--space-special-semicolon'

On one-line for and while statments, force a blank before the semicolon.
See section Statements.

`-st'

`--standard-output'

Write to standard output.
See section Invoking indent.

`-T'

Tell indent the name of typenames.
See section Declarations.

`-tsn'

`--tab-sizen'

Set tab size to n spaces.
See section Indentation.

`-v'

`--verbose'

Enable verbose mode.
See section Miscellaneous options.

`-version'

Output the version number of indent.
See section Miscellaneous options.

Options' Cross Key

Here is a list of options alphabetized by long option, to help you find the corresponding short option.