---
name: "pdepend"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pdepend"
version: "2.12.1-2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pdepend"
---

# pdepend(1)

PHP\_Depend command line interface

## NAME

pdepend - PHP\_Depend command line interface

## SYNOPSIS

**pdepend** \[*options*\] \[*logger*\] *\<dir*\[*,dir*\[*,*...\]\]*\>*

## DESCRIPTION

PDepend 2.12.1

- **--dependency-xml=**\<file\>

  Generates a xml log with all dependencies.

- **--jdepend-chart=**\<file\>

  Generates a diagram of the analyzed packages.

- **--jdepend-xml=**\<file\>

  Generates the package dependency log.

- **--overview-pyramid=**\<file\> Generates a chart with an Overview Pyramid for the

  analyzed project.

- **--summary-xml=**\<file\>

  Generates a xml log with all metrics.

- **--coderank-mode=**\<\*\[,...\]\> Used CodeRank strategies. Comma separated list of

  'inheritance'(default), 'property' and 'method'.

- **--coverage-report=**\<file\>

  Clover style CodeCoverage report, as produced by PHPUnit's **--coverage-clover** option.

- **--configuration=**\<file\>

  Optional PDepend configuration file.

- **--suffix=**\<ext\[,...\]\>

  List of valid PHP file extensions.

- **--ignore=**\<dir\[,...\]\>

  List of exclude directories.

- **--exclude=**\<pkg\[,...\]\>

  List of exclude namespaces.

- **--without-annotations**

  Do not parse doc comment annotations.

- **--quiet**

  Prints errors only.

- **--debug**

  Prints debugging information.

- **--help**

  Print this help text.

- **--version**

  Print the current version.

- **-d** key\[=value\]

  Sets a php.ini value.