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.TH "REUSE-LINT-FILE" "1" "Dec 04, 2024" "5.0.2" "reuse"
.SH NAME
reuse-lint-file \- Verify whether the specified files are compliant with the REUSE Specification
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fBreuse lint\-file\fP [\fIoptions\fP] [\fIfile\fP ...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBreuse\-lint\-file\fP verifies whether the specified files are compliant
with the REUSE Specification located at \X'tty: link https://reuse.software/spec'\fI\%https://reuse.software/spec\fP\X'tty: link'\&. It
runs the linter from \fB\X'tty: link https://reuse.readthedocs.io/en/v5.0.2/man/reuse-lint.html'\fI\%reuse\-lint(1)\fP\X'tty: link'\fP against a subset of files, using a
subset of criteria.
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Files that are ignored by \fBreuse\-lint\fP are also ignored by
\fBreuse\-lint\-file\fP, even if specified.
.SH CRITERIA
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The criteria are the same as used in \fB\X'tty: link https://reuse.readthedocs.io/en/v5.0.2/man/reuse-lint.html'\fI\%reuse\-lint(1)\fP\X'tty: link'\fP, but using only a
subset:
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.IP \(bu 2
Missing licenses.
.IP \(bu 2
Read errors.
.IP \(bu 2
Files without copyright and license information.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.B \-q, \-\-quiet
Do not print anything to STDOUT.
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.B \-l, \-\-lines
Output one line per error, prefixed by the file path. This option is the
default.
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.B \-\-help
Display help and exit.
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.SH AUTHOR
Free Software Foundation Europe
.SH COPYRIGHT
2017, Free Software Foundation Europe. CC-BY-SA-4.0
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