diff --git a/CODING-GUIDELINES b/CODING-GUIDELINES
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@@ -113,5 +113,8 @@ C89-compliant.
 
 Miscellaneous
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+- Brace usage follows "Allman style". The brace associated with a control statement is placed on the following line, 
+  indented to the same level as the control statement. 
+  Statements within the braces are indented to the next level.
 - A single statement block must not include brackets (unless the block uses a macro that expends into multiple lines)
 - If possible, avoid 'while (true)' and use 'for (;;)' instead