install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ls-lint

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ls-lint

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ls/ls-lint/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/ls-lint

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ls-lint.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Extremely fast file and directory name linter

Project links

Commands and aliases

ls-lint

history

Project history and usage

ls-lint is a file and directory name linter that enforces naming rules from one or more `.ls-lint.yml` files.

Project history

The official site and README present ls-lint as an extremely fast directory and filename linter intended to bring structure to project filesystems. The GitHub repository was created in February 2020, and releases show v1.0.0 published in March 2020.

The project grew into a cross-platform developer tool with documentation versions, a GitHub Action, npm distribution, Homebrew packaging, and Docker support. Its public docs emphasize minimal setup, Unicode support, and linting thousands of files and directories in milliseconds.

Adoption history

The README advertises use by Renovate, Terser, and other projects, and GitHub metadata shows roughly 2.4k stars by July 2026. The supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew, Nix, and Scoop packages.

ls-lint fits the rise of repository hygiene tooling in CI: rather than linting code syntax, it makes naming conventions enforceable across folders, generated files, fixtures, and language-mixed monorepos.

How it is used

Users place rules in `.ls-lint.yml` and run `ls-lint` locally or in CI. The docs and README show YAML rules that map path globs and extensions to naming styles such as kebab-case, camelCase, PascalCase, regex rules, and existence checks.

No credentials are involved. Configuration is project-local and intentionally simple, with the README describing one or multiple `.ls-lint.yml` files.

Why package nerds care

ls-lint is notable because it treats the filesystem itself as lintable source. For package maintainers and CI users, it is a small binary that enforces repository conventions without depending on a specific programming language stack.

Timeline

2020: GitHub repository created and v1.0.0 released.
2023: v2.0.0 released.
2025: v2.3.x releases published and official docs list 2.3 as the current documentation track.
2026: Official site copyright spans 2020-2026 and GitHub metadata shows continued activity.

Related projects

Related tooling includes language-specific linters, pre-commit hooks, GitHub Actions, Renovate, and repository policy tools that enforce naming or layout conventions.

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 8 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: .ls-lint.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ls-lint`	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 version2.3.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.3.1

https://github.com/loeffel-io/ls-lint

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ls-lint
Version	2.3.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ls-lint
Homepage	https://ls-lint.org/
Repository	https://github.com/loeffel-io/ls-lint
Upstream docs	https://ls-lint.org/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/loeffel-io/ls-lint/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.1.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	ls-lint
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%

ls-lint

nix profile install nixpkgs#ls-lint

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ls Lint

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

Scoop95%

main/ls-lint

scoop install main/ls-lint

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ls Lint

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ls-lint.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/ls-lint.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

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