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6.3.1 Built-in Styles

If you’re lucky, one of CC Mode’s built-in styles might be just what you’re looking for. These are:

gnu ¶

Coding style blessed by the Free Software Foundation for C code in GNU programs.

k&r ¶

The classic Kernighan and Ritchie style for C code.

bsd ¶

Also known as “Allman style” after Eric Allman.

whitesmith ¶

Popularized by the examples that came with Whitesmiths C, an early commercial C compiler.

stroustrup ¶

The classic Stroustrup style for C++ code.

ellemtel ¶

Popular C++ coding standards as defined by “Programming in C++, Rules and Recommendations,” Erik Nyquist and Mats Henricson, Ellemtel¹⁹.

linux ¶

C coding standard for Linux (the kernel).

python ¶

C coding standard for Python extension modules²⁰.

java ¶

The style for editing Java code. Note that the default value for c-default-style installs this style when you enter java-mode.

awk ¶

The style for editing AWK code. Note that the default value for c-default-style installs this style when you enter awk-mode.

user ¶

This is a special style created by you. It consists of the factory defaults for all the style variables as modified by the customizations you do either with the Customization interface or by writing setqs and c-set-offsets at the top level of your .emacs file (see Configuration Basics). The style system creates this style as part of its initialization and doesn’t modify it afterwards.