Lint (software)
| Lint | |
|---|---|
| Original author | Stephen C. Johnson |
| Developer | AT&T Bell Laboratories |
| Release | July 26, 1978 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Static program analysis tools |
| License | Originally proprietary commercial software, now free software under a BSD-like license |
Lint is a Unix utility that performs static program analysis on C language source code. The software gives its name to modern computing tools responsible for checking for coding style or formatting errors, known as "linters" or "linting tools", even though the original Lint program performed static program analysis.