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.TH "Buf" "1" "2026-02-03" "Auto generated by spf13/cobra" ""

.SH NAME
buf-lint - Run linting on Protobuf files


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBbuf lint  [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
The first argument is the source, module, or Image to lint, which must be one of format [binpb,dir,git,json,mod,protofile,tar,txtpb,yaml,zip].
This defaults to "." if no argument is specified.


.SH OPTIONS
\fB--config\fP=""
	The buf.yaml file or data to use for configuration

.PP
\fB--disable-symlinks\fP[=false]
	Do not follow symlinks when reading sources or configuration from the local filesystem
By default, symlinks are followed in this CLI, but never followed on the Buf Schema Registry

.PP
\fB--error-format\fP="text"
	The format for build errors or check violations printed to stdout. Must be one of [text,json,msvs,junit,github-actions,gitlab-code-quality,config-ignore-yaml]

.PP
\fB--exclude-path\fP=[]
	Exclude specific files or directories, e.g. "proto/a/a.proto", "proto/a"
If specified multiple times, the union is taken

.PP
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for lint

.PP
\fB--path\fP=[]
	Limit to specific files or directories, e.g. "proto/a/a.proto", "proto/a"
If specified multiple times, the union is taken


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB--debug\fP[=false]
	Turn on debug logging

.PP
\fB--log-format\fP="color"
	The log format [text,color,json]

.PP
\fB--timeout\fP=0s
	The duration until timing out, setting it to 0 means no timeout


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBbuf(1)\fP


.SH HISTORY
2026-02-03 Auto generated by spf13/cobra