reuse-lint-file - Verify whether the specified files are compliant with the REUSE Specification

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  CRITERIA  OPTIONS  AUTHOR  COPYRIGHT 

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NAME

reuse-lint-file − Verify whether the specified files are compliant with the REUSE Specification

SYNOPSIS

reuse lint−file [options] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION

reuse−lint−file verifies whether the specified files are compliant with the REUSE Specification located at https://reuse.software/spec. It runs the linter from reuse−lint(1) against a subset of files, using a subset of criteria.

Files that are ignored by reuse−lint are also ignored by reuse−lint−file, even if specified.

CRITERIA

The criteria are the same as used in reuse−lint(1), but using only a subset:

	•		Missing licenses.
	•		Read errors.
	•		Files without copyright and license information.

OPTIONS

−q, −−quiet

Do not print anything to STDOUT.

−l, −−lines

Output one line per error, prefixed by the file path. This option is the default.

−−help

Display help and exit.

AUTHOR

Free Software Foundation Europe

COPYRIGHT

2017, Free Software Foundation Europe. CC-BY-SA-4.0

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