diff --git a/examples/hello/hdf5Writer/helloHDF5Writer.cpp b/examples/hello/hdf5Writer/helloHDF5Writer.cpp
index 65e8fe86d9db032f70b289aa068d44c945c360e8..39e9c0759fdf465bb3fd412afbc99f8ff19571e4 100644
--- a/examples/hello/hdf5Writer/helloHDF5Writer.cpp
+++ b/examples/hello/hdf5Writer/helloHDF5Writer.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         intCountDim1 = intDim1 - rank * (intDim1 / size);
     }
 
-    std::cout<<" rank="<<rank<<" of "<<size<<",  dim1 count: "<<intCountDim1<<", offset: "<<intOffsetDim1<<std::endl;
-    std::cout<<" intOffsetDim2="<<intOffsetDim2<<" "<<intDim2<<std::endl;
+    std::cout << " rank=" << rank << " of " << size
+              << ",  dim1 count: " << intCountDim1
+              << ", offset: " << intOffsetDim1 << std::endl;
+    std::cout << " intOffsetDim2=" << intOffsetDim2 << " " << intDim2
+              << std::endl;
     try
     {
         // Define variable and local size
@@ -103,66 +106,72 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             throw std::ios_base::failure(
                 "ERROR: failed to create HDF5 I/O engine at Open\n");
 
-	int ts = 0;
-	int totalts = 3;
-	while (true) {
-	  if (rank == 0) {
-	    std::cout<<" total timesteps: "<<totalts<<" curr: "<<ts<<" th"<<std::endl;
-	  }
-	  HDF5Writer->Write(ioMyDoubles, myDoubles.data() +
-			    doubleVOffset); // Base class Engine
-	  // own the Write<T>
-	  // that will call
-	  // overloaded Write
-	  // from Derived
-	  HDF5Writer->Write(ioMyInts,
-			    myInts.data() + (intOffsetDim1 * intDim2 ));
-	  
-	  HDF5Writer->Write(ioMyCFloats, myCFloats.data() + complexOffset);
-	  HDF5Writer->Write(ioMyCDoubles, myCDoubles.data() + complexOffset);
-	  HDF5Writer->Write(ioMyCLongDoubles,
-			    myCLongDoubles.data() + complexOffset);
-	  ts++;
-	  if (ts >= totalts) {
-	    break;
-	  }
-	  HDF5Writer->Advance();
-	}
-	HDF5Writer->Close();
-
-	// now read out:
-	/*
-        HDF5Settings.SetEngine("HDF5Reader");
-	std::cout<<"... Testing a copy of test.h5, [test1.h5] , b/c engine does not decrease name count !! "<<std::endl;
-	auto HDF5Reader = adios.Open("test1.h5", "r", HDF5Settings);
-
-	//int findts = HDF5Reader->getNumTimeSteps();
-	//HDF5Reader->InquireVariableDouble("wrongMyDoubles", true);
-	HDF5Reader->InquireVariableDouble(ioMyDoubles.m_Name, true);
-	*/
-
-#ifndef NEVER	
-	adios::HDF5Common myReader;
-	myReader.H5_Init("test.h5", MPI_COMM_WORLD, false);
-	double values[15];
-	ts = 0;
-
-	while (ts < totalts) {    
-	  //myReader.ReadMe(ioMyDoubles, values, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);    
-	  myReader.H5_Advance(totalts);
-	  ts++;
-	}
+        int ts = 0;
+        int totalts = 3;
+        while (true)
+        {
+            if (rank == 0)
+            {
+                std::cout << " total timesteps: " << totalts << " curr: " << ts
+                          << " th" << std::endl;
+            }
+            HDF5Writer->Write(ioMyDoubles,
+                              myDoubles.data() +
+                                  doubleVOffset); // Base class Engine
+            // own the Write<T>
+            // that will call
+            // overloaded Write
+            // from Derived
+            HDF5Writer->Write(ioMyInts,
+                              myInts.data() + (intOffsetDim1 * intDim2));
+
+            HDF5Writer->Write(ioMyCFloats, myCFloats.data() + complexOffset);
+            HDF5Writer->Write(ioMyCDoubles, myCDoubles.data() + complexOffset);
+            HDF5Writer->Write(ioMyCLongDoubles,
+                              myCLongDoubles.data() + complexOffset);
+            ts++;
+            if (ts >= totalts)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            HDF5Writer->Advance();
+        }
+        HDF5Writer->Close();
+
+// now read out:
+/*
+HDF5Settings.SetEngine("HDF5Reader");
+std::cout<<"... Testing a copy of test.h5, [test1.h5] , b/c engine does not
+decrease name count !! "<<std::endl;
+auto HDF5Reader = adios.Open("test1.h5", "r", HDF5Settings);
+
+//int findts = HDF5Reader->getNumTimeSteps();
+//HDF5Reader->InquireVariableDouble("wrongMyDoubles", true);
+HDF5Reader->InquireVariableDouble(ioMyDoubles.m_Name, true);
+*/
+
+#ifndef NEVER
+        adios::HDF5Common myReader;
+        myReader.H5_Init("test.h5", MPI_COMM_WORLD, false);
+        double values[15];
+        ts = 0;
+
+        while (ts < totalts)
+        {
+            // myReader.ReadMe(ioMyDoubles, values, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
+            myReader.H5_Advance(totalts);
+            ts++;
+        }
 
 #else
-	/*
-	adios::HDF5Reader myReader(adios, "test.h5", "r", MPI_COMM_WORLD, HDF5Settings);
-	double values[15];
+/*
+adios::HDF5Reader myReader(adios, "test.h5", "r", MPI_COMM_WORLD, HDF5Settings);
+double values[15];
 
-	myReader.ReadMe(ioMyDoubles, values, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
-	myReader.Close();
-	*/
+myReader.ReadMe(ioMyDoubles, values, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
+myReader.Close();
+*/
 #endif
-
     }
     catch (std::invalid_argument &e)
     {
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp
index d931686294386adfe9231a5dac0f0ad63820d14e..b78f421de6468ccb705fe9f8cb11c21736252375 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp
@@ -198,13 +198,10 @@ void HDF5Common::CheckWriteGroup()
                             H5P_DEFAULT);
 }
 
-
-
 template <class T>
 void HDF5Common::ReadMe(Variable<T> &variable, T *data_array, hid_t h5type)
 {
-    hid_t datasetID =
-        H5Dopen(m_Group_id, variable.m_Name.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT);
+    hid_t datasetID = H5Dopen(m_Group_id, variable.m_Name.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT);
 
 #ifdef NEVER
     if (_mpi_rank == 0)
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h
index 876c76fe2e22e92d9e0fdf4c3fef84bd0c41eb05..bee0b456cc662a00e0509eefce18205a25d9eba4 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ public:
     void WriteTimeSteps();
 
     template <class T>
-      void ReadMe(Variable<T> &variable, T *data_array, hid_t h5type);
-    
-    //void ReadFromHDF5(const char* name, void* data_array);
+    void ReadMe(Variable<T> &variable, T *data_array, hid_t h5type);
+
+    // void ReadFromHDF5(const char* name, void* data_array);
 
     hid_t m_Plist_id, m_File_id;
     hid_t m_Group_id;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     void CheckWriteGroup();
 
 private:
-    //void H5_AdvanceWrite();
+    // void H5_AdvanceWrite();
     bool m_WriteMode;
     int m_Total_timestep;
 };
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5ReaderP.cpp b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5ReaderP.cpp
index 8e7a01952a4869bc0eee2ce005e93e5374d417e1..ee97670ae52a9066c7f74d8d5eaadda3f17b26fe 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5ReaderP.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5ReaderP.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ HDF5Reader::InquireVariableCompound(const std::string &variableName,
     return NULL;
 }
 
-
 template <class T>
 void HDF5Reader::UseHDFRead(const std::string &variableName, T *values,
                             hid_t h5type)
diff --git a/testing/adios2/engine/hdf5/TestHDF5WriteRead.cpp b/testing/adios2/engine/hdf5/TestHDF5WriteRead.cpp
index b3e4f51a7db0d25c2b41a7143b92f662a830f79d..5c50f805c8fce0da9a990d16eb42943d4d42503d 100644
--- a/testing/adios2/engine/hdf5/TestHDF5WriteRead.cpp
+++ b/testing/adios2/engine/hdf5/TestHDF5WriteRead.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 #include <adios2.h>
-#include "adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5ReaderP.h"
 #include <hdf5.h>
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>