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A static source code analysis tool to improve quality and reduce defects for C, C++ and Objective-C
Get OCLint with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.
Not available for Windows yet.
OCLint doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs OCLint on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
OCLint doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Installs OCLint on your macOS or Linux machine and links it into your PATH — after this,
OCLint just works from any directory. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up OCLint, step by step
Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.
Run OCLint --help to see the available commands, and
OCLint --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This asks Homebrew to fetch OCLint and link it into /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin (Intel), so you can run it by name.
What OCLint does
- Unused code - unused local variables and parameters
- Complicated code - high cyclomatic complexity, NPath complexity and high NCSS
- Redundant code - redundant if statement and useless parentheses
- Code smells - long method and long parameter list
- Bad practices - inverted logic and parameter reassignment
- Possible bugs - empty if/else/try/catch/finally statements
Summarised from OCLint's own documentation.
About OCLint
A static source code analysis tool to improve quality and reduce defects for C, C++ and Objective-C
| Category | Command-line tool |
|---|---|
| Install method | Homebrew |
| Windows | no install command published |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | From project source |
| Popularity | 3.9k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
OCLint is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
OCLint is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.