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JSHint

jshint

A community-driven tool that detects errors and potential problems in JavaScript code.

Runs as jshint|macOS, Linux, Windows|jshint.com

Open form in Otty otty.toml

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apps/jshint/otty.tomlThe file this page is generated from

id = "jshint"

name = "JSHint"

homepage = "https://jshint.com"

description = "A community-driven tool that detects errors and potential problems in JavaScript code."

# The JSHint mark, from the jshint organisation's avatar.

icon = "https://github.com/jshint.png"

executables = ["jshint"]

[dotfiles]

# https://jshint.com/docs/cli/ lists where the CLI looks for its configuration,

# "stopping at the first positive match":

# 1. The location specified with the --config flag

# 2. A file named package.json located in the current directory or any parent

# 3. A file named .jshintrc located in the current directory or any parent

# 4. A file named .jshintrc located in the current user's "home" directory

# (where defined)

# The first three are per project. The fourth is the only user-level file

# JSHint reads, and it is a plain ~/.jshintrc — no XDG or %APPDATA% spelling,

# so there is no base directory to name here.

paths = ["~/.jshintrc"]

exclude = []

# A .jshintrc is enforcing/relaxing option flags, the environment options

# (browser, node, esversion) and the globals list. Nothing in it is a

# credential.

secret = []

# jshint is a one-shot command that re-reads the file on every run, so a

# rewrite while the user is working cannot land mid-session.

side_effect = false

# No machine_lines: option flags and the globals list are exactly what a user

# wants on their other machine, and the file names no paths of its own.

[commands]

format = 1

label = "Lint JavaScript"

description = "Lint files or directories with JSHint. Inline linting options and custom reporter files are left out."

quality = "ai-draft"

parser = { end_of_options = "--", interleave = "permute", long_equals = true, short_attached = true, short_bundles = false }

[[commands.source]]

id = "docs"

kind = "manual"

url = "https://jshint.com/docs/cli/"

revision = "2026-10-27"

evidence = """

The jshint executable accepts file system paths as command-line arguments.

If a file path is a dash (-) then JSHint will read from standard input.

--config

Explicitly sets the location on the file system from which jshint should load linting options.

--reporter

This flag also supports two pre-defined reporters: jslint, to make output compatible with JSLint, and checkstyle, to make output compatible with CheckStyle XML.

$ jshint --reporter=checkstyle myfile.js

--verbose

Adds message codes to the JSHint output.

--show-non-errors

Shows additional data generated by JSHint.

--extra-ext

Allows you to specify additional file extensions to check (default is .js).

--extract=[auto|always|never]

--exclude

Allows you to specify directories which you DON'T want to be linted.

--exclude-path

Allows you to provide your own .jshintignore file.

"""

[[commands.field]]

id = "paths"

label = "Files or directories"

description = "Directories are traversed recursively. Use - for standard input."

type = "path"

path = { kind = "any", role = "input" }

position = 0

multiple = true

sources = ["docs"]

[[commands.field]]

id = "config"

label = "Config file"

type = "path"

path = { kind = "file", role = "input" }

option = ["--config"]

sources = ["docs"]

[[commands.field]]

id = "reporter"

label = "Reporter"

type = "string"

option = ["--reporter"]

suggestions = [{ value = "jslint", label = "JSLint" }, { value = "checkstyle", label = "CheckStyle XML" }]

sources = ["docs"]

[[commands.field]]

id = "verbose"

label = "Show message codes"

type = "boolean"

option = ["--verbose"]

sources = ["docs"]

[[commands.field]]

id = "show_non_errors"

label = "Show additional data"

type = "boolean"

option = ["--show-non-errors"]

sources = ["docs"]

[[commands.field]]

id = "extract"

label = "Extract JavaScript from HTML"

type = "enum"

option = ["--extract"]

choices = [{ value = "auto", label = "Auto" }, { value = "always", label = "Always" }, { value = "never", label = "Never" }]

sources = ["docs"]

[[commands.field]]

id = "extra_ext"

label = "Extra file extensions"

type = "string"

option = ["--extra-ext"]

sources = ["docs"]

[[commands.field]]

id = "exclude"

label = "Exclude directories"

type = "string"

option = ["--exclude"]

sources = ["docs"]

[[commands.field]]

id = "exclude_path"

label = "Ignore file"

type = "path"

path = { kind = "file", role = "input" }

option = ["--exclude-path"]

sources = ["docs"]

[[commands.task]]

id = "lint"

label = "Lint files"

fields = ["paths", "config"]

required = ["paths"]

[[commands.task]]

id = "lint_html"

label = "Lint scripts inside HTML"

fields = ["paths", "extract"]

required = ["paths"]

set = { extract = ["always"] }

[[commands.group]]

id = "basic"

label = "Basic"

fields = ["paths", "config", "reporter", "verbose"]

[[commands.group]]

id = "advanced"

label = "Advanced"

fields = ["show_non_errors", "extract", "extra_ext", "exclude", "exclude_path"]

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