diff --git a/doc/utils/check-styles.py b/doc/utils/check-styles.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+from glob import glob
+import os, re
+
+headers = glob(os.path.join('..', '..', 'src', '*', '*.h'))
+headers += glob(os.path.join('..', '..', 'src', '*.h'))
+
+angle = {}
+atom = {}
+body = {}
+bond = {}
+command = {}
+compute = {}
+dihedral = {}
+dump = {}
+fix = {}
+improper = {}
+integrate = {}
+kspace = {}
+minimize = {}
+pair = {}
+reader = {}
+region = {}
+
+upper = re.compile("[A-Z]+")
+gpu = re.compile("(.+)/gpu$")
+intel = re.compile("(.+)/intel$")
+kokkos = re.compile("(.+)/kk$")
+kokkos_skip = re.compile("(.+)/kk/(host|device)$")
+omp = re.compile("(.+)/omp$")
+opt = re.compile("(.+)/opt$")
+removed = re.compile("(.+)Deprecated$")
+
+def register_style(list,style,info):
+    if style in list.keys():
+        list[style]['gpu'] += info['gpu']
+        list[style]['intel'] += info['intel']
+        list[style]['kokkos'] += info['kokkos']
+        list[style]['omp'] += info['omp']
+        list[style]['opt'] += info['opt']
+        list[style]['removed'] += info['removed']
+    else:
+        list[style] = info
+
+for h in headers:
+    # print("Checking ", h)
+    fp = open(h)
+    text = fp.read()
+    matches = re.findall("(.+)Style\((.+),(.+)\)",text,re.MULTILINE)
+    for m in matches:
+
+        # skip over internal styles w/o explicit documentation
+        style = m[1]
+        if upper.match(style):
+            continue
+
+        # detect, process, and flag suffix styles:
+        info = { 'kokkos':  0, 'gpu':     0, 'intel':   0, \
+                 'omp':     0, 'opt':     0, 'removed': 0 }
+        suffix = kokkos_skip.match(style)
+        if suffix:
+            continue
+        suffix = gpu.match(style)
+        if suffix:
+            style = suffix.groups()[0]
+            info['gpu'] = 1
+        suffix = intel.match(style)
+        if suffix:
+            style = suffix.groups()[0]
+            info['intel'] = 1
+        suffix = kokkos.match(style)
+        if suffix:
+            style = suffix.groups()[0]
+            info['kokkos'] = 1
+        suffix = omp.match(style)
+        if suffix:
+            style = suffix.groups()[0]
+            info['omp'] = 1
+        suffix = opt.match(style)
+        if suffix:
+            style = suffix.groups()[0]
+            info['opt'] = 1
+        deprecated = removed.match(m[2])
+        if deprecated:
+            info['removed'] = 1
+
+        # register style and suffix flags
+        if m[0] == 'Angle':
+            register_style(angle,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Atom':
+            register_style(atom,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Body':
+            register_style(body,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Bond':
+            register_style(bond,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Command':
+            register_style(command,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Compute':
+            register_style(compute,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Dihedral':
+            register_style(dihedral,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Dump':
+            register_style(dump,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Fix':
+            register_style(fix,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Improper':
+            register_style(improper,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Integrate':
+            register_style(integrate,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'KSpace':
+            register_style(kspace,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Minimize':
+            register_style(minimize,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Pair':
+            register_style(pair,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Reader':
+            register_style(reader,style,info)
+        elif m[0] == 'Region':
+            register_style(region,style,info)
+        else:
+            print("Skipping over: ",m)
+fp.close()
+