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* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Give examples of checkers.
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@node Invoking guix lint
@section Invoking @command{guix lint}
The @command{guix lint} is meant to help package developers avoid common
errors and use a consistent style. It runs a few checks on a given set of
packages in order to find common mistakes in their definitions.
errors and use a consistent style. It runs a number of checks on a
given set of packages in order to find common mistakes in their
definitions. Available @dfn{checkers} include (see
@code{--list-checkers} for a complete list):
@table @code
@item synopsis
@itemx description
Validate certain typographical and stylistic rules about package
descriptions and synopses.
@item inputs-should-be-native
Identify inputs that should most likely be native inputs.
@item source
@itemx home-page
Probe @code{home-page} and @code{source} URLs and report those that are
invalid.
@end table
The general syntax is: