Command-line tool

uncrustify

brew/uncrustify

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Source code beautifier

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install uncrustify

macOS

brew install uncrustify

Linux

brew install uncrustify

Format a single file

uncrustify -f path/to/file.cpp -o path/to/output.cpp

Read filenames from `stdin`, and take backups before writing output back to the original filepaths

find . -name "*.cpp" | uncrustify -F - --replace

Don't make backups (useful if files are under version control)

find . -name "*.cpp" | uncrustify -F - --no-backup

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