diff --git a/examples/PACKAGES/pace/in.pace.product b/examples/PACKAGES/pace/in.pace.product
index 11049ee922..1ba1fc679c 100644
--- a/examples/PACKAGES/pace/in.pace.product
+++ b/examples/PACKAGES/pace/in.pace.product
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
-# simple test of fcc Cu with ACE product  
+# simple test of fcc Cu with ACE product
 
-units		metal
-atom_style	atomic
+units           metal
+atom_style      atomic
 
-neighbor	0.3 bin
-neigh_modify	 every 2 delay 10 check yes
+neighbor        0.3 bin
+neigh_modify    every 2 delay 10 check yes
 
-variable	a equal 3.597
-lattice		fcc $a 
-region		box block 0 4 0 4 0 4
-create_box	1 box
-create_atoms	1 box
+variable        a equal 3.597
+lattice         fcc $a
+region          box block 0 4 0 4 0 4
+create_box      1 box
+create_atoms    1 box
 
-mass		1 26.98
+mass            1 26.98
 
-pair_style 	pace product
+pair_style      pace product
 pair_coeff  * * Cu-PBE-core-rep.ace Cu
 
 velocity        all create 300 8728 loop geom
 timestep        0.0005
-fix		1 all nve
+fix             1 all nve
 
-compute  	eatom all pe/atom
-compute  	energy all reduce sum c_eatom
-variable 	delenergy equal c_energy-pe
+compute         eatom all pe/atom
+compute         energy all reduce sum c_eatom
+variable        delenergy equal c_energy-pe
 
-compute  	satom all stress/atom NULL
-compute  	str all reduce sum c_satom[1] c_satom[2] c_satom[3]
-variable 	delpress equal -(c_str[1]+c_str[2]+c_str[3])/(3*vol)-press
+compute         satom all stress/atom NULL
+compute         str all reduce sum c_satom[1] c_satom[2] c_satom[3]
+variable        delpress equal -(c_str[1]+c_str[2]+c_str[3])/(3*vol)-press
 
-thermo 		10
+thermo          10
 thermo_style    custom step temp epair etotal press v_delenergy v_delpress
 
-run		100
+run             100
 
diff --git a/examples/PACKAGES/pace/in.pace.recursive b/examples/PACKAGES/pace/in.pace.recursive
index 1d6d9116f0..5d299fb033 100644
--- a/examples/PACKAGES/pace/in.pace.recursive
+++ b/examples/PACKAGES/pace/in.pace.recursive
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
-# simple test of fcc Cu with ACE recursive 
+# simple test of fcc Cu with ACE recursive
 
-units		metal
-atom_style	atomic
+units           metal
+atom_style      atomic
 
-neighbor	0.3 bin
-neigh_modify	 every 2 delay 10 check yes
+neighbor        0.3 bin
+neigh_modify    every 2 delay 10 check yes
 
-variable	a equal 3.597
-lattice		fcc $a 
-region		box block 0 4 0 4 0 4
-create_box	1 box
-create_atoms	1 box
+variable        a equal 3.597
+lattice         fcc $a
+region          box block 0 4 0 4 0 4
+create_box      1 box
+create_atoms    1 box
 
-mass		1 26.98
+mass            1 26.98
 
-pair_style 	pace recursive
+pair_style      pace recursive
 pair_coeff  * * Cu-PBE-core-rep.ace Cu
 
 velocity        all create 300 8728 loop geom
 timestep        0.0005
-fix		1 all nve
+fix             1 all nve
 
-compute  	eatom all pe/atom
-compute  	energy all reduce sum c_eatom
-variable 	delenergy equal c_energy-pe
+compute         eatom all pe/atom
+compute         energy all reduce sum c_eatom
+variable        delenergy equal c_energy-pe
 
-compute  	satom all stress/atom NULL
-compute  	str all reduce sum c_satom[1] c_satom[2] c_satom[3]
-variable 	delpress equal -(c_str[1]+c_str[2]+c_str[3])/(3*vol)-press
+compute         satom all stress/atom NULL
+compute         str all reduce sum c_satom[1] c_satom[2] c_satom[3]
+variable        delpress equal -(c_str[1]+c_str[2]+c_str[3])/(3*vol)-press
 
-thermo 		10
+thermo          10
 thermo_style    custom step temp epair etotal press v_delenergy v_delpress
 
-run		100
+run             100