diff --git a/source/build.c b/source/build.c
index de92405..569196c 100644
--- a/source/build.c
+++ b/source/build.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Exported variables: */
-
 bool buildonly	   = false; /* only build the database */
 bool unconditional = false; /* unconditionally build database */
 bool fileschanged;			/* assume some files changed */
diff --git a/source/dir.c b/source/dir.c
index e65e64d..0e7764b 100644
--- a/source/dir.c
+++ b/source/dir.c
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ char *inviewpath(char *file) {
 }
 
 /* add a source file to the list */
-
 void addsrcfile(char *path) {
 	struct listitem *p;
 	int				 i;
@@ -628,7 +627,6 @@ void addsrcfile(char *path) {
 }
 
 /* free the memory allocated for the source file list */
-
 void freefilelist(void) {
 	struct listitem *p, *nextp;
 	int				 i;
diff --git a/source/exec.c b/source/exec.c
index 54834b0..d9abb77 100644
--- a/source/exec.c
+++ b/source/exec.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ static pid_t myfork(void) {
 }
 
 /* join is the compliment of fork */
-
 static int join(pid_t p) {
 	int	  status = -1;
 	pid_t w;
diff --git a/source/invlib.c b/source/invlib.c
index 7c982b6..3dd2c7f 100644
--- a/source/invlib.c
+++ b/source/invlib.c
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ static int invnewterm(void) {
  * 'to' substring (which must be of the exact same length), and the function
  * returns 0. Otherwise, returns -1.
  */
-
 static int invflipname(char *invname, const char *from, const char *to) {
 	char *temp, *i = NULL;
 
diff --git a/source/main.c b/source/main.c
index fce98ae..13bfa39 100644
--- a/source/main.c
+++ b/source/main.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ static void initcompress(void) {
 }
 
 /* skip the list in the cross-reference file */
-
 static void skiplist(FILE *oldrefs) {
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/source/opt.c b/source/opt.c
index ffe1b6a..0ca4c37 100644
--- a/source/opt.c
+++ b/source/opt.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ char **parse_options(int *argc, char **argv) {
 			   lopts,
 			   &longind)) != -1) {
 		switch(opt) {
-
 			case '?':
 				usage();
 				myexit(1);
diff --git a/source/path.c b/source/path.c
index c5fc1ce..4f6f6e1 100644
--- a/source/path.c
+++ b/source/path.c
@@ -81,20 +81,17 @@ char *compress_path(char *pathname) /*FDEF*/
 	/*
 	 *	do not change the path if it has no "/"
 	 */
-
 	if(strchr(pathname, '/') == NULL) return (pathname);
 
 	/*
 	 *	find all strings consisting of more than one '/'
 	 */
-
 	for(lastchar = pathname + 1; *lastchar != '\0'; lastchar++)
 		if((*lastchar == '/') && (*(lastchar - 1) == '/')) {
 
 			/*
 			 *	find the character after the last slash
 			 */
-
 			nextchar = lastchar;
 			while(*++lastchar == '/') { }
 
@@ -102,7 +99,6 @@ char *compress_path(char *pathname) /*FDEF*/
 			 *	eliminate the extra slashes by copying
 			 *	everything after the slashes over the slashes
 			 */
-
 			sofar = nextchar;
 			while((*nextchar++ = *lastchar++) != '\0')
 				;
@@ -112,7 +108,6 @@ char *compress_path(char *pathname) /*FDEF*/
 	/*
 	 *	find all strings of "./"
 	 */
-
 	for(lastchar = pathname + 1; *lastchar != '\0'; lastchar++)
 		if((*lastchar == '/') && (*(lastchar - 1) == '.') &&
 			((lastchar - 1 == pathname) || (*(lastchar - 2) == '/'))) {
@@ -120,7 +115,6 @@ char *compress_path(char *pathname) /*FDEF*/
 			/*
 			 *	copy everything after the "./" over the "./"
 			 */
-
 			nextchar = lastchar - 1;
 			sofar	 = nextchar;
 			while((*nextchar++ = *++lastchar) != '\0')