---
name: "clang-apply-replacements-17"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "clang-tools-17"
version: "1:17.0.6-22+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/clang-apply-replacements-17"
---

# clang-apply-replacements-17(1)

manual page for clang-apply-replacements 17

## NAME

clang-apply-replacements - manual page for clang-apply-replacements 17

## DESCRIPTION

USAGE: clang-apply-replacements \[options\] \<Search Root Directory\>

OPTIONS:

Formatting Options:

- **--format** - Enable formatting of code changed by applying replacements.

  Use **-style** to choose formatting style.

- **--style=**\<string\> - Set coding style. \<string\> can be:

  1\. A preset: LLVM, GNU, Google, Chromium, Microsoft,

- Mozilla, WebKit.

  2\. 'file' to load style configuration from a

- .clang-format file in one of the parent directories

  of the source file (for stdin, see **--assume-filename**). If no .clang-format file is found, falls back to **--fallback-style**. **--style**=*file* is the default.

- 3\. 'file:\<format\_file\_path\>' to explicitly specify

  the configuration file.

- 4\. "{key: value, ...}" to set specific parameters, e.g.:

  **--style=**"{BasedOnStyle: llvm, IndentWidth: 8}"

- **--style-config=**\<string\> - Path to a directory containing a .clang-format file

  describing a formatting style to use for formatting code when **-style**=*file*.

Generic Options:

**--help**                     - Display available options (**--help-hidden** for more)

**--help-list**                - Display list of available options (**--help-list-hidden** for more)

**--version**                  - Display the version of this program

Replacement Options:

**--ignore-insert-conflict**   - Ignore insert conflict and keep running to fix.

- **--remove-change-desc-files** - Remove the change description files regardless of successful

  merging/replacing.