diff --git a/.astylerc b/.astylerc
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..450a57322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.astylerc
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+##############################################################
+# Documentation is available from                            #
+# http://astyle.sourceforge.net/astyle.html          	     #
+##############################################################
+
+### Options ###
+--pad-header
+--unpad-paren
+--suffix=none
+--convert-tabs
+--attach-inlines
+--attach-classes
+--attach-namespaces
+
+### Settings ###
+--style=kr 
+--indent=spaces=4
+--indent-namespaces
+--lineend=linux
+--min-conditional-indent=0
diff --git a/runastyle b/runastyle
index 074a24186..19fb92234 100755
--- a/runastyle
+++ b/runastyle
@@ -17,28 +17,27 @@ if [[ "$DETECTED_VERSION" != ${ASTYLE_VERSION}* ]]; then
     exit 1;
 fi
 
-style="--style=kr --indent=spaces=4 --indent-namespaces --lineend=linux --min-conditional-indent=0"
-options="--options=none --pad-header --unpad-paren --suffix=none --convert-tabs --attach-inlines --attach-classes --attach-namespaces"
+RCFILE=.astylerc
 
-$ASTYLE $style $options cli/*.cpp
-$ASTYLE $style $options cli/*.h
-$ASTYLE $style $options democlient/*.cpp
-$ASTYLE $style $options gui/*.cpp
-$ASTYLE $style $options gui/*.h
-$ASTYLE $style $options -r gui/test/*.cpp
-$ASTYLE $style $options -r gui/test/*.h
-$ASTYLE $style $options lib/*.cpp
-$ASTYLE $style $options lib/*.h
-$ASTYLE $style $options test/*.cpp
-$ASTYLE $style $options test/cfg/*.c
-$ASTYLE $style $options test/cfg/*.cpp
-$ASTYLE $style $options test/*.h
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE cli/*.cpp
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE cli/*.h
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE democlient/*.cpp
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE gui/*.cpp
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE gui/*.h
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE -r gui/test/*.cpp
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE -r gui/test/*.h
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE lib/*.cpp
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE lib/*.h
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE test/*.cpp
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE test/cfg/*.c
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE test/cfg/*.cpp
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE test/*.h
 
-$ASTYLE $style $options --recursive "tools/*.cpp"
-$ASTYLE $style $options --recursive "tools/*.h"
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE --recursive "tools/*.cpp"
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE --recursive "tools/*.h"
 
-$ASTYLE $style $options --recursive "samples/*.c"
-$ASTYLE $style $options --recursive "samples/*.cpp"
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE --recursive "samples/*.c"
+$ASTYLE --options=$RCFILE --recursive "samples/*.cpp"
 
 # Convert tabs to spaces.. even in strings
 # sed -i "s/\t/ /g" test/test*.cpp
diff --git a/runastyle.bat b/runastyle.bat
index 9b28eae59..dc1810457 100644
--- a/runastyle.bat
+++ b/runastyle.bat
@@ -19,28 +19,27 @@
     GOTO EXIT_ERROR
 )
 
-@SET STYLE=--style=kr --indent=spaces=4 --indent-namespaces --lineend=linux --min-conditional-indent=0
-@SET OPTIONS=--pad-header --unpad-paren --suffix=none --convert-tabs --attach-inlines --attach-classes --attach-namespaces
+@SET RCFILE=.astylerc
 
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% cli/*.cpp
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% cli/*.h
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% democlient/*.cpp
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% gui/*.cpp
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% gui/*.h
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% -r gui/test/*.cpp
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% -r gui/test/*.h
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% lib/*.cpp
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% lib/*.h
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% test/*.cpp
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% test/cfg/*.c
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% test/cfg/*.cpp
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% test/*.h
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% cli/*.cpp
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% cli/*.h
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% democlient/*.cpp
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% gui/*.cpp
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% gui/*.h
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% -r gui/test/*.cpp
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% -r gui/test/*.h
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% lib/*.cpp
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% lib/*.h
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% test/*.cpp
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% test/cfg/*.c
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% test/cfg/*.cpp
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% test/*.h
 
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% -r tools/*.cpp
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% -r tools/*.h
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% -r tools/*.cpp
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% -r tools/*.h
 
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% -r samples/*.c
-%ASTYLE% %STYLE% %OPTIONS% -r samples/*.cpp
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% -r samples/*.c
+%ASTYLE% --options=%RCFILE% -r samples/*.cpp
 
 @REM Format configuration files
 @SET XMLLINT=xmllint