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C/C++ Linting

Everything you need for linting C/C++ code

  • Built in Open Source

    Open-source and MIT-licensed. Bringing contributors together to empower impactful C/C++ lint projects in open source and beyond.

  • Zero Configuration

    Works out of the box with sensible defaults. Advanced users can customize every aspect to match their coding standards.

  • Works Everywhere

    GitHub Actions, Pre-commit, Command Line, Docker containers and more – integrate anywhere your code lives.

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Quick Start

Add cpp-linter-action to your workflow in seconds:

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v5
  - uses: cpp-linter/cpp-linter-action@v2
    id: linter
    env:
      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
    with:
      style: 'file'  # Use .clang-format config file
      tidy-checks: '' # Use .clang-tidy config file
      # only 'update' a single comment in a pull request thread.
      thread-comments: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'update' }}
  - name: Fail fast?!
    if: steps.linter.outputs.checks-failed > 0
    run: exit 1

Add to your .pre-commit-config.yaml:

repos:
  - repo: https://github.com/cpp-linter/cpp-linter-hooks
    rev: v1.1.5  # Use the tag or commit you want
    hooks:
    - id: clang-format
        args: [--style=Google] # Other coding style: LLVM, GNU, Chromium, Microsoft, Mozilla, WebKit.
    - id: clang-tidy
        args:
          - --checks='boost-*
          - bugprone-*
          - performance-*
          - readability-*
          - portability-*
          - modernize-*
          - clang-analyzer-*
          - cppcoreguidelines-*'

Install and run locally:

pip install cpp-linter
cpp-linter --style=file --tidy-checks='-*,readability-*' src/

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