diff --git a/bin/tools/foamConfigurePaths b/bin/tools/foamConfigurePaths
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index b820bece64..eb85ed9d97
--- a/bin/tools/foamConfigurePaths
+++ b/bin/tools/foamConfigurePaths
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ usage() {
     cat<<USAGE
 
 usage: ${0##*/}
-  --foamInstall dir   		specify installation directory (e.g. /opt)
-  --projectName name 		specify project name (e.g. openfoam170)
-  --archOption  arch		specify architecture option (only 32 or 64 applicable)
-  --paraviewInstall dir 	specify ParaView_DIR (e.g. /opt/paraviewopenfoam380)
+  --foamInstall dir         specify installation directory (e.g. /opt)
+  --projectName name        specify project name (e.g. openfoam170)
+  --archOption  arch        specify architecture option (only 32 or 64 applicable)
+  --paraviewInstall dir     specify ParaView_DIR (e.g. /opt/paraviewopenfoam380)
 
 * hardcode paths to installation
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ do
         ;;
     --foamInstall)
         [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || usage "'$1' option requires an argument"
-	foamInstall="$2"
+    foamInstall="$2"
         echo "** foamInstall:$foamInstall"
 
         _inlineSed \
@@ -80,17 +80,17 @@ do
         shift 2
         ;;
    --projectName)
-       	[ "$#" -ge 2 ] || usage "'$1' option requires an argument"
-	projectName="$2"
+        [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || usage "'$1' option requires an argument"
+    projectName="$2"
         _inlineSed \
             etc/bashrc \
             '/^[^#]/s@WM_PROJECT_DIR=.*@WM_PROJECT_DIR=$WM_PROJECT_INST_DIR/'"$projectName@" \
             "Replacing WM_PROJECT_DIR setting by $projectName"
-       	shift 2
-       	;;
+        shift 2
+        ;;
     --archOption)
         [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || usage "'$1' option requires an argument"
-	archOption="$2"
+    archOption="$2"
         _inlineSed \
             etc/bashrc \
             '/^[^#]/s@: ${WM_ARCH_OPTION:=64}@WM_ARCH_OPTION='"$archOption@" \
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ do
         ;;
     --paraviewInstall)
         [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || usage "'$1' option requires an argument"
-	paraviewInstall="$2"
+    paraviewInstall="$2"
         _inlineSed \
             etc/apps/paraview3/bashrc \
             '/^[^#]/s@ParaView_DIR=.*@ParaView_DIR='"$paraviewInstall@" \