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.

       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.

       -r dir
         Specify the directory to traverse for Java source files.

SEE ALSO

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

                                            2013-07-03                              CHECKSTYLE(1)