cppcheck Command Examples

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://cppcheck.sourceforge.net.

• 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 --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}}