diff --git a/src/special.cpp b/src/special.cpp
index 8a3b991fea..dcc0d0c0ad 100644
--- a/src/special.cpp
+++ b/src/special.cpp
@@ -237,10 +237,8 @@ void Special::onetwo_build_newton()
   // perform rendezvous operation
 
   char *buf;
-  int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                 0,proclist,
-                                 rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                 (void *) this);
+  int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous), 0,proclist,
+                                 rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous), (void *) this);
   PairRvous *outbuf = (PairRvous *) buf;
 
   memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -371,10 +369,8 @@ void Special::onethree_build()
   // perform rendezvous operation
 
   char *buf;
-  int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                 0,proclist,
-                                 rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                 (void *) this);
+  int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous), 0,proclist,
+                                 rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous), (void *) this);
   PairRvous *outbuf = (PairRvous *) buf;
 
   memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -475,10 +471,8 @@ void Special::onefour_build()
   // perform rendezvous operation
 
   char *buf;
-  int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                 0,proclist,
-                                 rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                 (void *) this);
+  int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous), 0,proclist,
+                                 rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous), (void *) this);
   PairRvous *outbuf = (PairRvous *) buf;
 
   memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -898,10 +892,8 @@ void Special::angle_trim()
     // perform rendezvous operation
 
     char *buf;
-    int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                   0,proclist,
-                                   rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                   (void *) this);
+    int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous), 0,proclist,
+                                   rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous), (void *) this);
     PairRvous *outbuf = (PairRvous *) buf;
 
     memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -1111,10 +1103,8 @@ void Special::dihedral_trim()
     // perform rendezvous operation
 
     char *buf;
-    int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                   0,proclist,
-                                   rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                   (void *) this);
+    int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous), 0,proclist,
+                                   rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous), (void *) this);
     PairRvous *outbuf = (PairRvous *) buf;
 
     memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -1246,9 +1236,8 @@ int Special::rendezvous_ids(int n, char *inbuf,
    outbuf = same list of N PairRvous datums, routed to different procs
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-int Special::rendezvous_pairs(int n, char *inbuf,
-                             int &flag, int *&proclist, char *&outbuf,
-                             void *ptr)
+int Special::rendezvous_pairs(int n, char *inbuf, int &flag, int *&proclist,
+                              char *&outbuf, void *ptr)
 {
   Special *sptr = (Special *) ptr;
   Atom *atom = sptr->atom;