File Styles
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The Emacs manual describes how you can customize certain variables
on a per-file basis by including a "Local Variable" block at the end of
the file. So far, you've only seen a functional interface to CC Mode
customization, which is highly inconvenient for use in a Local Variable
block. CC Mode provides two variables that make it easier for you to
customize your style on a per-file basis.
The variable `c-file-style' can be set to a style name string. When
the file is visited, CC Mode will automatically set the file's style to
this style using `c-set-style'.
Another variable, `c-file-offsets', takes an association list
similar to what is allowed in `c-offsets-alist'. When the file is
visited, CC Mode will automatically institute these offsets using
`c-set-offset'.
Note that file style settings (i.e. `c-file-style') are applied
before file offset settings (i.e. `c-file-offsets'). Also, if either
of these are set in a file's local variable section, all the style
variable values are made local to that buffer.