diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yml
index 6d896fb1b69..5fe6cac3375 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yml
@@ -1,67 +1,85 @@
 ---
-  name: ClangFormat Check
-  on:
-    push:
-      branches:
-        - main
-        - releasebranch_*
-    pull_request:
-      branches:
-        - main
-        - releasebranch_*
-        - "*"
-  concurrency:
-    group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-    cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref_protected != true }}
-  # permissions: {}
-  permissions: write-all
-  jobs:
-    formatting-check:
-      name: Formatting Check
-      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      # permissions:
-      #   pull-requests: write
-      steps:
-        - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
-        - uses: DoozyX/clang-format-lint-action@11b773b1598aa4ae3b32f023701bca5201c3817d # v0.17
-          with:
-            source: "."
-            clangFormatVersion: 15
-            inplace: True
-        - name: Verify Changed files
-          uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@d774a4c7ebe335445d79c7b44138f56a76058ba0 # v19.0.0
-          id: verify-changed-files
-        - run: echo '${{toJson(steps.verify-changed-files.outputs)}}'
-        - name: List all changed files tracked and untracked files
-          run: |
-            echo "Changed files: ${{ steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.changed_files }}"
-        - name: Add job summary without changed files
-          if: ${{ steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.files_changed == 'false' }}
-          run: |
-            {
-              echo "### Changed files:"
-              echo "No files were changed by clang-format"
-            } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-        - name: Add job summary with changed files
-          if: ${{ steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.files_changed == 'true' }}
-          run: |
-            {
-              echo '### Changed files:'
-              echo '```'
-              echo '${{ steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.changed_files }}'
-              echo '```'
-            } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-        - uses: parkerbxyz/suggest-changes@f5b10bcbfe35840153c0e823095d260d5abad1f9 # v1.0.0
-          with:
-            comment: |
-              Please commit the suggested changes from clang-format.
-  
-              Suggestions can only be added to lines near lines changed in this PR.
-        - uses: actions/upload-artifact@5d5d22a31266ced268874388b861e4b58bb5c2f3 # v4.3.1
-          if: always()
-          with:
-            name: my-artifact
-            path: |
-              .clang-format
-              ${{ steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.changed_files }}
-  
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+name: ClangFormat Check
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - releasebranch_*
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - releasebranch_*
+      - "*"
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref_protected != true }}
+permissions: {}
+jobs:
+  formatting-check:
+    name: Formatting Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      checks: write
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+      - uses: DoozyX/clang-format-lint-action@11b773b1598aa4ae3b32f023701bca5201c3817d # v0.17
+        with:
+          source: "."
+          clangFormatVersion: 15
+          inplace: True
+      - name: Verify Changed files
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@d774a4c7ebe335445d79c7b44138f56a76058ba0 # v19.0.0
+        id: verify-changed-files
+      - id: git-changed-files
+        run: |
+          {
+            echo 'CHANGED_FILES<<EOF'
+            git ls-files --other --modified --exclude-standard
+            echo EOF
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: List all changed files tracked and untracked files
+        run: |
+          echo "Changed files: ${{ steps.git-changed-files.outputs.CHANGED_FILES }}"
+      - name: Add job summary without changed files
+        if: ${{ steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.files_changed == 'false' }}
+        run: |
+          {
+            echo "### Changed files:"
+            echo "No files were changed by clang-format"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+      - name: Add job summary with changed files
+        if: ${{ steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.files_changed == 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          {
+            echo '### Changed files:'
+            echo '```'
+            echo "${CHANGED_FILES}"
+            echo '```'
+          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+        env:
+          CHANGED_FILES: ${{ steps.git-changed-files.outputs.CHANGED_FILES }}
+      - name: Add code suggestions
+        uses: reviewdog/action-suggester@3d7fde6859623ad6174df5fd662677a0eb63310a # v1.11.0
+        with:
+          tool_name: clang-format
+          fail_on_error: true
+          cleanup: false
+      - name: Explain that more files need to be fixed
+        if: ${{ steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.files_changed == 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          {
+            echo ''
+            echo 'Suggestions can only be added near to lines changed in this PR.'
+            echo 'All these fixed files are included in the artifact. The artifact can be downloaded and copied to the the repository to replace unformatted files with the formatted files.'
+          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+          exit 1
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@5d5d22a31266ced268874388b861e4b58bb5c2f3 # v4.3.1
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: my-artifact
+          path: |
+            .clang-format
+            ${{ steps.git-changed-files.outputs.CHANGED_FILES }}
diff --git a/db/db.copy/main.c b/db/db.copy/main.c
index 5813cb18f35..bd8f80e7a2d 100644
--- a/db/db.copy/main.c
+++ b/db/db.copy/main.c
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 #include <grass/dbmi.h>
 #include <grass/glocale.h>
 
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
+int main(int argc, char * *argv)
+ {
     int ret;
     struct Option *from_driver, *from_database, *from_table;
     struct Option *to_driver, *to_database, *to_table;
-    struct Option *where, *select;
-    struct GModule *module;
+    struct Option * where, *select;
+ struct   GModule * module                 ;
     const char *drv, *db;
 
     G_gisinit(argv[0]);
diff --git a/file with spaces.c b/file with spaces.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c6e030243e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/file with spaces.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * MODULE:       db.copy
+ * AUTHOR(S):    Radim Blazek <radim.blazek gmail.com> (original contributor)
+ *               Glynn Clements <glynn gclements.plus.com>,
+ *               Markus Neteler <neteler itc.it>
+ * PURPOSE:      copy a table
+ * COPYRIGHT:    (C) 2003-2006 by the GRASS Development Team
+ *
+ *               This program is free software under the GNU General Public
+ *               License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
+ *               for details.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int ret;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/file with special some%0Athing.c b/file with special some%0Athing.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c6e030243e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/file with special some%0Athing.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * MODULE:       db.copy
+ * AUTHOR(S):    Radim Blazek <radim.blazek gmail.com> (original contributor)
+ *               Glynn Clements <glynn gclements.plus.com>,
+ *               Markus Neteler <neteler itc.it>
+ * PURPOSE:      copy a table
+ * COPYRIGHT:    (C) 2003-2006 by the GRASS Development Team
+ *
+ *               This program is free software under the GNU General Public
+ *               License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
+ *               for details.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int ret;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/file with special some;thing.c b/file with special some;thing.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c6e030243e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/file with special some;thing.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * MODULE:       db.copy
+ * AUTHOR(S):    Radim Blazek <radim.blazek gmail.com> (original contributor)
+ *               Glynn Clements <glynn gclements.plus.com>,
+ *               Markus Neteler <neteler itc.it>
+ * PURPOSE:      copy a table
+ * COPYRIGHT:    (C) 2003-2006 by the GRASS Development Team
+ *
+ *               This program is free software under the GNU General Public
+ *               License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
+ *               for details.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int ret;
+}
\ No newline at end of file