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 13. [Eclipse](#eclipse)
 14. [Running the OBSW on a Raspberry Pi](#rpi)
 15. [FSFW](#fsfw)
+16. [Coding Style](#coding-style)
 
 # <a id="general"></a> General information
 
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 Alternatively, changes from other upstreams (forks) and branches can be merged like that
 in the same way.
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+# <a id="coding-style"></a> Coding Style
+* the formatting is based on the clang-format tools
+## Setting up eclipse auto-fromatter with clang-format
+1. Help &rarr; Install New Software &rarr; Add
+2. In location insert the link http://www.cppstyle.com/luna
+3. The software package CppStyle should now be available for installation
+4. On windows download the clang-formatting tools from https://llvm.org/builds/. On linux clang-format can be installed with the package manager.
+5. Navigate to Preferences &rarr; C/C++ &rarr; CppStyle 
+6. Insert the path to the clang-format executable
+7. Under C/C++ &rarr; Code Style &rarr; Formatter, change the formatter to CppStyle (clang-format)
+8. Code can now be formatted with the clang tool by using the key combination Ctrl + Shift + f
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