diff --git a/bad_alloc.cc b/bad_alloc.cc
--- a/bad_alloc.cc
+++ b/bad_alloc.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 int main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
     vector < int >v;
+
     int i = 0;
+
     char action;
 
     if (set_limit (20 * 1024 * 1024)) {
@@ -39,11 +41,12 @@
         for (;;) {
             v.push_back (i++);
         }
-    } catch (exception & e) {
+    }
+    catch (exception & e) {
         cout << e.what () << " after " << i << " iterations" << endl << endl;
         cout << "Would you like to see the full error message? (y/n) ";
         cin >> action;
-        v.clear();
+        v.clear ();
         switch (action) {
         case 'y':
             throw;