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+Coding Style (C++ named arguments)
+------------------------------
+
+When passing named arguments, use a format that clang-tidy understands. The
+argument names can otherwise not be verified by clang-tidy.
+
+For example:
+
+```c++
+void function(Addrman& addrman, bool clear);
+
+int main()
+{
+    function(g_addrman, /*clear=*/false);
+}
+```
+
+### Running clang-tidy
+
+To run clang-tidy on Ubuntu/Debian, install the dependencies:
+
+```sh
+apt install clang-tidy bear clang
+```
+
+Then, pass clang as compiler to configure, and use bear to produce the `compile_commands.json`:
+
+```sh
+./autogen.sh && ./configure CC=clang CXX=clang++
+make clean && bear make -j $(nproc)     # For bear 2.x
+make clean && bear -- make -j $(nproc)  # For bear 3.x
+```
+
+To run clang-tidy on all source files:
+
+```sh
+( cd ./src/ && run-clang-tidy  -j $(nproc) )
+```
+
+To run clang-tidy on the changed source lines:
+
+```sh
+git diff | ( cd ./src/ && clang-tidy-diff -p2 -j $(nproc) )
+```
+
 Coding Style (Python)
 ---------------------
 
 Refer to [/test/functional/README.md#style-guidelines](/test/functional/README.md#style-guidelines).
 
+
 Coding Style (Doxygen-compatible comments)
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