cpplint/cpplint

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Cpplint is a command-line static code checker that checks C/C++ files for style issues according to Google's C++ style guide. It is a community-maintained fork of Google's original cpplint, updated for modern C++ and Python 3.

Use cases

• lint C++ code against Google's style guide
• enforce consistent C++ style in CI pipelines
• run a C++ style checker as a pre-commit hook
• check C++ files for style violations from the command line
• integrate Google style linting into MegaLinter

When to choose

• your team follows or approximates Google's C++ style guide
• you want a lightweight, pip-installable C++ style checker
• you need pre-commit or CI integration for C++ style enforcement

When to avoid

• you need a full static analysis tool for bugs, not just style (use clang-tidy)
• you follow a different C++ style guide with substantially different rules
• you need highly configurable custom lint rules

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

linter cli developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages cli python cross-platform cpp google-style-guide static-analysis pre-commit code-style command-line

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