diff --git a/scripts/check-c-formatting.sh b/scripts/check-c-formatting.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-c-formatting.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+FORMAT_CMD="indent -linux -l80 -i2 -nut"
+echo $1
+
+$FORMAT_CMD $1 -o $1.format-test
+
+diff $1 $1.format-test > /dev/null
+#ret=$?
+#
+#if [[ $ret -eq 0 ]]; then
+#    echo "passed."
+#else
+#    echo "failed."
+#fi