cb(1) CLIX cb(1)
NAME
cb - Runs the C program beautifier
SYNOPSIS
cb [-s] [-j] [-l leng] [file ... ]
FLAGS
-s Standardizes the code to the style of Kernighan and Ritchie in
The C Programming Language.
-j Causes split lines to be put back together.
-l leng Causes cb to split lines that are longer than leng.
DESCRIPTION
The cb command reads C programs either from its arguments or from stdin
and writes them on stdout with spacing and indentation that displays the
structure of the code. Under default flags, cb preserves all user
newlines.
EXAMPLES
To format file in the Kernighan and Ritchie style and writes the output to
file.new:
cb -s < file >file.new
CAUTIONS
Punctuation marks hidden in preprocessor statements cause indentation
errors.
EXIT VALUES
Exits with 0 is successful; otherwise, exits with 1.
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: acc(1), cc(1)
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