diff --git a/make_pretty.sh b/make_pretty.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/make_pretty.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+CP2K_ROOT=$(dirname "$0")
+
+"${CP2K_ROOT}/tools/precommit/precommit.py" --allow-modifications
+
+#EOF