Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site whuxlb.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!microsoft!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!floyd!whuxlb!npl From: npl@whuxlb.UUCP (Nick Landsberg) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: brace styles Message-ID: <1242@whuxlb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 25-Jul-83 23:13:15 EDT Article-I.D.: whuxlb.1242 Posted: Mon Jul 25 23:13:15 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 26-Jul-83 10:36:32 EDT Organization: Bell Labs, Whippany Lines: 25 As for me, I prefer the contest... control-stmnt (expr) { ....... } [ cntrl-stmnt ] { ...... } Why??..... 1. More code fragments on a 24 line screen. 2. the following in the editor whos me where I have messed up... g/[{}]/p or, alternatively, grep "[{}]" foo.c being able to see "flow of control" with one command makes debugging easy if you forget/add some curly braces. Just one opinion... ...!whuxlb!npl P.S. This discussion was beaten to death months ago. UPshot: bugger the "cb" command to do whatever you want it to and stop beating a dead horse!