diff --git a/devel/coccinelle/rename-struct-member.cocci b/devel/coccinelle/rename-struct-member.cocci
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 the Pacemaker project contributors
+ *
+ * The version control history for this file may have further details.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2
+ * or later (GPLv2+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Rename a struct member. This is here as a template; replace the capitalized
+ * names below as appropriate. This assumes a struct with a single typedef
+ * alias; modify appropriately if not. Then run in the devel directory:
+ *
+ * make COCCI_FILES=coccinelle/rename-struct-member.cocci cocci-inplace
+ *
+ * then revert the file before committing.
+ *
+ * This does not handle the member definition in the struct itself, nor uses in
+ * macros or when nested in another struct.
+ */
+
+virtual internal
+
+@@
+struct STRUCT_NAME s;
+@@
+
+- s.OLD_NAME
++ s.NEW_NAME
+
+@@
+struct STRUCT_NAME *sp;
+@@
+
+- sp->OLD_NAME
++ sp->NEW_NAME
+
+@@
+TYPE_ALIAS a;
+@@
+
+- a.OLD_NAME
++ a.NEW_NAME
+
+@@
+TYPE_ALIAS *ap;
+@@
+
+- ap->OLD_NAME
++ ap->NEW_NAME