diff --git a/contributing.md b/contributing.md
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@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 
   - Opening braces on the end of a line, except for functions
 
+This style can mostly be verified with 'astyle' as follows:
+
+    astyle --style=linux --indent=tab=8 --indent=force-tab=8
 
 Submitting changes
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