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cppcheck — A static analysis tool for C/C++ code. Instead of syntax errors, it focuses on the types of bugs tha

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Problem

How to use the cppcheck command: A static analysis tool for C/C++ code. Instead of syntax errors, it focuses on the types of bugs that compilers normally do not detect. More information: <https://manned.org/cppcheck>.

Solution

cppcheck — A static analysis tool for C/C++ code. Instead of syntax errors, it focuses on the types of bugs that compilers normally do not detect. More information: <https://manned.org/cppcheck>.

Recursively check the current directory, showing progress on the screen and logging error messages to a file:

cppcheck . 2> cppcheck.log

Recursively check a given directory, and don't print progress messages:

cppcheck {{[-q|--quiet]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Check a given file, specifying which tests to perform (by default only errors are shown):

cppcheck --enable {{error|warning|style|performance|portability|information|all}} {{path/to/file.cpp}}

List available tests:

cppcheck --errorlist

Check a given file, ignoring specific tests:

cppcheck --suppress {{test_id1}} --suppress {{test_id2}} {{path/to/file.cpp}}

Check the current directory, providing paths for include files located outside it (e.g. external libraries):

cppcheck -I {{include/directory_1}} -I {{include/directory_2}} .

Check a Microsoft Visual Studio project (.vcxproj) or solution (.sln):

cppcheck --project {{path/to/project.sln}}

Code Snippets

Recursively check the current directory, showing progress on the screen and logging error messages to a file

cppcheck . 2> cppcheck.log

Recursively check a given directory, and don't print progress messages

cppcheck {{[-q|--quiet]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Check a given file, specifying which tests to perform (by default only errors are shown)

cppcheck --enable {{error|warning|style|performance|portability|information|all}} {{path/to/file.cpp}}

List available tests

cppcheck --errorlist

Check a given file, ignoring specific tests

cppcheck --suppress {{test_id1}} --suppress {{test_id2}} {{path/to/file.cpp}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/cppcheck

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