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diff --git a/src/support/lyxalgo.h b/src/support/lyxalgo.h
index e609904689..7f4fda7281 100644
--- a/src/support/lyxalgo.h
+++ b/src/support/lyxalgo.h
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 // -*- C++ -*-
+/**
+ * \file lyxalgo.h
+ * Copyright 1995-2002 the LyX Team
+ * Read the file COPYING
+ *
+ * A variety of useful templates.
+ *
+ * \author unknown
+ */
 
 #ifndef LYX_ALGO_H
 #define LYX_ALGO_H
@@ -44,9 +53,13 @@ struct firster {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * copy elements in the given range to the output iterator
+ * if the predicate evaluates as true
+ */
 template <class InputIter, class OutputIter, class Func>
 OutputIter copy_if(InputIter first, InputIter last,
-	       OutputIter result, Func func) 
+	       OutputIter result, Func func)
 {
 	for (; first != last; ++first) {
 		if (func(*first)) {
@@ -63,15 +76,24 @@ typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type
 count (Iterator first, Iterator last, T const & value)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_STD_COUNT
-        return std::count(first, last, value);
+	return std::count(first, last, value);
 #else
-        std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type n = 0;
-	while (first != last) 
+	std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type n = 0;
+	while (first != last)
 		if (*first++ == value) ++n;
 	return n;
 #endif
 }
 
+/// Remove all duplicate entries in c.
+template<class C>
+void eliminate_duplicates(C & c)
+{
+	std::sort(c.begin(), c.end());
+	typename C::iterator p = std::unique(c.begin(), c.end());
+	c.erase(p, c.end());
+}
+
 } // namespace lyx
 
-#endif
+#endif // LYX_ALGO_H