# clang-format > Tool to auto-format C/C++/Java/JavaScript/Objective-C/Protobuf/C# code. > More information: . - Format a file and print the result to stdout: `clang-format {{path/to/file}}` - Format a file in-place: `clang-format -i {{path/to/file}}` - Format a file using a predefined coding style: `clang-format --style={{LLVM|Google|Chromium|Mozilla|WebKit}} {{path/to/file}}` - Format a file using the `.clang-format` file in one of the parent directories of the source file: `clang-format --style=file {{path/to/file}}` - Generate a custom `.clang-format` file: `clang-format --style={{LLVM|Google|Chromium|Mozilla|WebKit}} --dump-config > {{.clang-format}}`