install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install editorconfig-checker

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install editorconfig-checker

MacPorts ports tree · devel/editorconfig-checker/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add editorconfig-checker

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · editorconfig-checker · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#editorconfig-checker

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ed/editorconfig-checker/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S editorconfig-checker

Arch Linux sync databases · editorconfig-checker · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install editorconfig-checker

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · editorconfig-checker · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id EditorConfig-Checker.EditorConfig-Checker -e

Windows Package Manager source index · EditorConfig-Checker.EditorConfig-Checker · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Tool to verify that your files are in harmony with your .editorconfig

Project links

Commands and aliases

editorconfig-checker

history

Project history and usage

editorconfig-checker is a small CI-friendly companion to EditorConfig: instead of teaching an editor how to apply a project's .editorconfig file, it checks the files in a tree and reports where they do not match the rules.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in 2017 and describes the tool as a verifier for files against .editorconfig. Its README frames the project around the gap left by language-specific linters: one EditorConfig-aware checker can cover whitespace, line ending, final newline, indentation, maximum line length, and charset rules across a mixed repository.

The project is implemented as a standalone command-line tool and publishes prebuilt release archives. By the 3.x series it also documented Go installation, Docker use, Homebrew, Nix, Arch Linux packages, and language-specific wrappers for JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and PHP ecosystems.

Adoption history

Adoption has been mostly through automation and packaging rather than editor plugins. The README explicitly documents GitHub Actions-compatible output, Code Climate JSON output, GCC-style diagnostics, Docker execution, and package-manager installs, which made it fit naturally into CI jobs and pre-commit-style checks.

How it is used

The common usage is to run editorconfig-checker at a repository root. With no file arguments it checks tracked text files, and with explicit file arguments it checks just those paths while still honoring configured excludes.

Configuration can be passed on the command line or read from .editorconfig-checker.json, with .ecrc retained as a deprecated name. The tool also has an init mode for creating a starting configuration.

Why package nerds care

For package metadata, editorconfig-checker is interesting because it turns a cross-editor convention into an installable, headless validation tool. It is a natural dependency for distribution maintainers, CI images, and repositories that want formatting contracts without adopting a language-specific formatter.

Timeline

2017: Public GitHub repository created.
2026: v3.8.0 published with README installation examples and release artifacts.

Related projects

Related projects include EditorConfig itself, editorconfig-core-c, and the npm, PyPI, and Composer wrappers listed by the checker README.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: .editorconfig-checker.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`editorconfig-checker`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version3.8.0

manager updated2026-06-28

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv3.8.0

https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:editorconfig-checker
Version	3.8.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/editorconfig-checker
Homepage	https://editorconfig-checker.github.io/
Repository	https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker
Upstream docs	https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/archive/refs/tags/v3.8.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-28T15:27:21Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	editorconfig-checker
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

editorconfig-checker

nix profile install nixpkgs#editorconfig-checker

normalized package name match
Matched by: Editorconfig Checker

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ed/editorconfig-checker/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

editorconfig-checker 3.0.3-r14

A tool to verify that your files are in harmony with your .editorconfig

https://editorconfig-checker.github.io/

sudo apk add editorconfig-checker

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: editorconfig-checker
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Editorconfig Checker

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: editorconfig-checker from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

editorconfig-checker 3.7.0-1

A tool to verify that your files are in harmony with your .editorconfig

https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker

sudo pacman -S editorconfig-checker

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Editorconfig Checker

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: editorconfig-checker from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

editorconfig-checker 3.7.0-1.1

Tool to verify that your files are in harmony with your .editorconfig

https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker

sudo zypper install editorconfig-checker

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: editorconfig-checker
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Editorconfig Checker

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: editorconfig-checker from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

editorconfig-checker

sudo port install editorconfig-checker

normalized package name match
Matched by: Editorconfig Checker

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/editorconfig-checker/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

EditorConfig-Checker.EditorConfig-Checker

winget install --id EditorConfig-Checker.EditorConfig-Checker -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Editorconfig Checker

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: EditorConfig-Checker.EditorConfig-Checker from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/editorconfig-checker.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install editorconfig-checker with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

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Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources