---
name: "cpants_lint"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "cpants-lint"
version: "0.05-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cpants_lint"
---

# cpants\_lint(1p)

commandline frontend to Module::CPANTS::Analyse

## NAME

cpants\_lint - commandline frontend to Module::CPANTS::Analyse

## SYNOPSIS

```
    cpants_lint path/to/Foo-Dist-1.42.tgz
    Options:
        --help              brief help message
        --man               full documentation
        --verbose           print more info during run
        --colour, --color   pretty output
        --dump              dump result using Data::Dumper
        --yaml              dump result as YAML
        --json              dump result as JSON
        --save              write report (or dump) to a file
        --dir               directory to save a report to
        --metrics_path      search path for extra metrics modules
```

## DESCRIPTION

`"cpants_lint"` checks the **Kwalitee** of a CPAN distribution. More exact, it checks how a given tarball will be rated on `"http://cpants.perl.org"`, without needing to upload it first.

For more information on Kwalitee, and the whole of CPANTS, see `"http://cpants.perl.org"` and / or `"Module::CPANTS::Analyse"`.

## OPTIONS

### --help

Print a brief help message.

### --man

Print manpage.

### --verbose

Print some informative messages while analysing a distribution.

### --colour, --color

Like `"--verbose"`, but prettier. You need to install Term::ANSIColor (and Win32::Console::ANSI for Win32) to enable this option.

### --dump

Dump the result using Data::Dumper (instead of displaying a report text).

### --yaml

Dump the result as YAML.

### --json

Dump the result as JSON.

*--save*

Output the result into a file instead of STDOUT.

The name of the file will be *Foo-Dist.txt* (well, the extension depends on the dump format and can be `".dmp"`, `".yml"` or `".json"`)

*--dir*

Directory to dump a file to. Defaults to the current working directory.

*--metrics\_path*

Search path for extra metrics modules

## AUTHOR

Thomas Klausner \<https://metacpan.org/author/domm\>

Kenichi Ishigaki \<https://metacpan.org/author/ishigaki\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright © 2003–2006, 2009 Thomas Klausner \<https://metacpan.org/author/domm\>

Copyright © 2014 Kenichi Ishigaki \<https://metacpan.org/author/ishigaki\>

You may use and distribute this module according to the same terms that Perl is distributed under.