buf-lint(1)

Buf(1) Buf(1)

NAME

buf-lint - Run linting on Protobuf files

SYNOPSIS

buf lint [flags]

DESCRIPTION

The first argument is the source, module, or Image to lint, which must be one of format [binpb,dir,git,json,mod,protofile,tar,txtpb,yaml,zip]. This defaults to "." if no argument is specified.

OPTIONS

--config="" The buf.yaml file or data to use for configuration

--disable-symlinks[=false] Do not follow symlinks when reading sources or configuration from the local filesystem By default, symlinks are followed in this CLI, but never followed on the Buf Schema Registry

--error-format="text" The format for build errors or check violations printed to stdout. Must be one of [text,json,msvs,junit,github-actions,gitlab-code-quality,config-ignore-yaml]

--exclude-path=[] Exclude specific files or directories, e.g. "proto/a/a.proto", "proto/a" If specified multiple times, the union is taken

-h, --help[=false] help for lint

--path=[] Limit to specific files or directories, e.g. "proto/a/a.proto", "proto/a" If specified multiple times, the union is taken

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

--debug[=false] Turn on debug logging

--log-format="color" The log format [text,color,json]

--timeout=0s The duration until timing out, setting it to 0 means no timeout

SEE ALSO

buf(1)

HISTORY

20-Jan-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

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