---
name: "phpcpd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "phpcpd"
version: "6.0.3-2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/phpcpd"
---

# phpcpd(1)

PHPCPD command line interface

## NAME

phpcpd - PHPCPD command line interface

## SYNOPSIS

**phpcpd** \[*options*\] *\<directory\>*

## DESCRIPTION

Copy and paste detector (CPD) for PHP code. This tool provides details about duplicated lines inside a PHP project.

Options for selecting files:

- **--suffix** \<suffix\> Include files with names ending in \<suffix\> in the analysis

  (default: .php; can be given multiple times)

- **--exclude** \<path\>

  Exclude files with \<path\> in their path from the analysis (can be given multiple times)

Options for analysing files:

- **--fuzzy**

  Fuzz variable names

- **--min-lines** \<N\>

  Minimum number of identical lines (default: 5)

- **--min-tokens** \<N\>

  Minimum number of identical tokens (default: 70)

Options for report generation:

- **--log-pmd** \<file\>

  Write log in PMD-CPD XML format to \<file\>