---
name: "lrc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "licenserecon"
version: "6.0"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lrc"
---

# lrc(1)

Check licenses listed in a DEP-5 debian/copyright file against licenses reported by licensecheck.

## NAME

lrc - Check licenses listed in a DEP-5 debian/copyright file\
\
       against licenses reported by licensecheck.

## SYNOPSIS

**lrc** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

 **Use -h or -? to display detailed description.**

## OPTIONS

Options are case-insensitive. Invalid options are ignored.

**-? -h** or **--help** Writes the ReadMe file to stdout.

**-l** or **--long**\

Output is generated for every file where licensecheck detects the license,\
 not just those with license discrepancies.

**-f** or **--format** Formatted output.\

Outputs the debian/copyright licence, licensecheck license,\
 and filename on three separate lines, followed by one blank line.\
 Headers and summary lines are suppressed.\
 Version info is not output unless specified via **-v** option.

- **-s** or **--short**

  Where blocks of files with identical license differences would be output,\
   only the first file is shown. Overrides **-l** (if specified)

- **-v** or **--version**

  Writes the version numbers of licenserecon and licenscheck to stdout, then exits

- **-x** or **--spdx**

  Expects SPDX style license short names. (Default is debian DEP 5 short names)

## EXCLUSIONS

False positives may suppressed by creating a file debian/lrc.config\
 List in the file, the file names and/or directories to be excluded.\
 The syntax for the file is described in /usr/share/lrc/lrc.config

## AUTHOR

Peter Blackman \<peter@pblackman.plus.com\>

## SEE ALSO

licensecheck (1)