summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--Documentation/CodingGuidelines4
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
index 09ffc46563..46f8a3fab1 100644
--- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
+++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ But if you must have a list of rules, here they are.
For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):
+ - We use tabs for indentation.
+
+ - Case arms are indented at the same depth as case and esac lines.
+
- We prefer $( ... ) for command substitution; unlike ``, it
properly nests. It should have been the way Bourne spelled
it from day one, but unfortunately isn't.