Lint (software)

Lint
Lint
Original author(s)	Stephen C. Johnson
Developer(s)	AT&T Bell Laboratories
Initial release	July 26, 1978
Written in	C
Operating system	Cross-platform
Available in	English
Type	Static program analysis tools
License	Originally proprietary commercial software, now free software under a BSD-like license

Lint is the computer science term for a static code analysis tool used to flag programming errors, bugs, stylistic errors and suspicious constructs.^[4] The term originates from a Unix utility that examined C language source code.^[1] A program which performs this function is also known as a "linter" or "linting tool".

^ ^a ^b Johnson, Stephen C. (25 October 1978). "Lint, a C Program Checker". Comp. Sci. Tech. Rep. Bell Labs: 78–1273. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.56.1841. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23.
^ "UNIX is free!". lemis.com. 2002-01-24.
^ Broderick, Bill (January 23, 2002). "Dear Unix enthusiasts" (PDF). Caldera International. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009.
^ "About SublimeLinter". The SublimeLinter Community, revision 1cecc79c. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

[BellLabs-1] Johnson, Stephen C. (25 October 1978). "Lint, a C Program Checker". Comp. Sci. Tech. Rep. Bell Labs: 78–1273. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.56.1841. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23.

[2] "UNIX is free!". lemis.com. 2002-01-24.

[3] Broderick, Bill (January 23, 2002). "Dear Unix enthusiasts" (PDF). Caldera International. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009.

[4] "About SublimeLinter". The SublimeLinter Community, revision 1cecc79c. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

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