diff --git a/ebin/rebar.app b/ebin/rebar.app
index a99df4e..ecc302b 100644
--- a/ebin/rebar.app
+++ b/ebin/rebar.app
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+%% -*- mode: erlang;erlang-indent-level: 4;indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+%% ex: ts=4 sw=4 ft=erlang et
+
 {application, rebar,
  [{description, "Rebar: Erlang Build Tool"},
   {vsn, "2"},
diff --git a/priv/templates/simpleapp.template b/priv/templates/simpleapp.template
index 733766e..2419a00 100644
--- a/priv/templates/simpleapp.template
+++ b/priv/templates/simpleapp.template
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {variables, [{appid, "myapp"}]}.
 {template, "simpleapp.app.src", "src/{{appid}}.app.src"}.
 {template, "simpleapp_app.erl", "src/{{appid}}_app.erl"}.
-{template, "simpleapp_sup.erl", "src/{{appid}}_sup.erl"}.
\ No newline at end of file
+{template, "simpleapp_sup.erl", "src/{{appid}}_sup.erl"}.
diff --git a/priv/templates/simplenode.vm.args b/priv/templates/simplenode.vm.args
index 89c3141..6009403 100644
--- a/priv/templates/simplenode.vm.args
+++ b/priv/templates/simplenode.vm.args
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 ## Name of the node
 -name {{nodeid}}@127.0.0.1
 
@@ -18,4 +17,3 @@
 
 ## Tweak GC to run more often
 -env ERL_FULLSWEEP_AFTER 10
-
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index cd04153..815636b 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+%% -*- mode: erlang;erlang-indent-level: 4;indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+%% ex: ts=4 sw=4 ft=erlang et
+
 {app_bin, ["priv/rebar"]}.
 {erl_opts, [warnings_as_errors]}.
 {xref_checks, [undefined_function_calls]}.