#/usr/bin/env bash clang_format=`bash -c "compgen -c clang-format | grep 'clang-format-[[:digit:]]' | sort --version-sort --reverse | head -n1"` if [ ! -z $clang_format ]; then find dbms libs utils -name *.cpp -or -name *.h -exec $clang_format -i {} + ; else echo clang-format missing. try to install: echo sudo apt install clang-format echo or echo sudo apt install clang-format-3.9 fi