diff --git a/pub/lib/file_in.cpp b/pub/lib/file_in.cpp
index df4b9bc8f17c977e1ddb3aab6e5f9e0e5c9cb5a6..79b20f2d646e9aa04eba2c3e4b7f94464561ca04 100644
--- a/pub/lib/file_in.cpp
+++ b/pub/lib/file_in.cpp
@@ -62,11 +62,9 @@ void NFileIn::load(void)
                 FS.close();
             } else
                 throw "unknown file extension [" + fext + "]";
-
             fclose( F_in );
         }
         catch(string& ex) {
-            // for y08 only
             cerr << "Cannot load " << vflong[i] << ": " << ex << endl;
             if (F_in)
                 fclose(F_in);
@@ -172,9 +170,8 @@ void NFileIn::Load_08(ifstream& FS,string flong)
         const YAML::Node& pName = doc["Formula"];
         if( !pName )
             throw S("DEFICIENT FILE: no formula");
-        //string expr;
-        string expr=pName.as<string>();
-        fc->parse_function( expr );
+        string s = pName.as<string>();
+        fc->parse_function( s );
         fc->curve_set_defaults();
     }
 
@@ -217,8 +214,7 @@ void NFileIn::Load_08(ifstream& FS,string flong)
                 while( val != "" ) {
                     triv::string_extract_line( val, &lin, &res );
                     double vx, vy, dy;
-                    if( sscanf( lin.c_str(),
-                                "%lg %lg %lg\n",&vx, &vy, &dy )!=3 )
+                    if( sscanf( lin.c_str(), "%lg %lg %lg\n",&vx, &vy, &dy )!=3 )
                         throw "xyd: bad data line: " + lin;
                     sout->push_xyd( vx, vy, dy );
                     val = res;
diff --git a/pub/lib/file_out.cpp b/pub/lib/file_out.cpp
index 128ca92466e6cc3045a76d8819efa0ceef276fb9..5c540de08812be76f413e94273b9d0553d360606 100644
--- a/pub/lib/file_out.cpp
+++ b/pub/lib/file_out.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ void NFileOut::save( string fmt, bool allow_overwrite )
     while( (f=iter()) ) {
         // query output file name
         outfnam = wask( "Save as (."+fmt+")", f->name);
-        if ( outfnam=="" ) return;
+        if ( outfnam=="" )
+            return;
         f->name = outfnam;
         outfnam += "."+fmt;
         // document file save
-        f->lDoc.push_back( "fs " + outfnam + " # " +
-                           triv::time2strg( time(0) ) );
+        f->lDoc.push_back( "fs " + outfnam + " # " + triv::time2strg( time(0) ) );
         // prevent unintended overwriting
         if( !allow_overwrite ){
             if ( (file = fopen(outfnam.c_str(), "r")) ) {