NAME

       checkstyle -  static code analysis tool to check if Java source code complies with coding
       rules

SYNOPSIS

       checkstyle -c configurationFile [options] [file]

OVERVIEW

       Checkstyle is a development tool to help programmers write Java code that adheres to a
       coding standard. It automates the process of checking Java code to spare humans of this
       boring (but important) task. This makes it ideal for projects that want to enforce a
       coding standard.

       Checkstyle is highly configurable and can be made to support almost any coding standard.

       Checkstyle is highly configurable and can be made to support almost any coding standard.
       Example configuration files are supplied supporting the Sun Code Conventions and Google
       Java Style.

       For information about Checkstyle, it can be found at http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/.

OPTIONS

       file
         Specify the Java source code file to check.

       -c configurationFile
         Specify the file that configures the checks to apply.

       -f format
         Specify the output format. Options are "plain" for the DefaultLogger and "xml" for the
         XMLLogger. Defaults to "plain".

       -p propertiesFile
         Specify a properties file to use.

       -o file
         Specify the file to output to.

EXAMPLE

       Check the source files in the src/main/java directory using the Google Java Style:

           checkstyle -c /usr/share/checkstyle/google_checks.xml src/main/java

SEE ALSO

       http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/cmdline.html

                                            2018-03-05                              CHECKSTYLE(1)