/addlicense

A program which ensures source code files have copyright license headers by scanning directory patterns recursively

Primary LanguageGoApache License 2.0Apache-2.0

addlicense

The program ensures source code files have copyright license headers by scanning directory patterns recursively.

It modifies all source files in place and avoids adding a license header to any file that already has one.

install

go get -u github.com/google/addlicense

usage

addlicense [flags] pattern [pattern ...]

-c copyright holder (defaults to "Google LLC")
-f custom license file (no default)
-l license type: apache, bsd, mit, mpl (defaults to "apache")
-y year (defaults to current year)
-check check only mode: verify presence of license headers and exit with non-zero code if missing

The pattern argument can be provided multiple times, and may also refer to single files.

Running in a Docker Container

  • Clone the repository using git clone https://github.com/google/addlicense.git
  • Build your docker container
docker build -t google/addlicense .
  • Test the image
docker run -it google/addlicense -h
  • Usage example
docker run -v ${PWD}:/go/src/app/ -it google/addlicense -c "Google LLC" *.go

license

Apache 2.0

This is not an official Google product.