1. Linux

1.1. Installation

sudo npm install -g jslint
sudo npm update -g jslint
which jslint
jslint

1.2. Update

npm -v
sudo npm install -g npm
sudo npm update -g npm
npm -v

ls -al `which jslint`
ls -al /usr/lib/node_modules/jslint/bin/jslint.js
sudo npm install -g jslint
sudo npm update -g jslint
ls -al `which jslint`
ls -al /usr/lib/node_modules/jslint/bin/jslint.js

1.3. Configuration

  • Append the following lines to the /etc/bash.bashrc file.

# JSLint customization.
# Note: Options give problems when added alphabetically.
alias jslint='jslint --todo --nomen --white --windows --browser --indent=2 --unparam --maxerr=999'

  • Append the following lines to the ~<user>/.bashrc_aliases file.

# Exclude Git repository, Node.js modules, Bootstrap, Bootbox, Cordova and jQuery libraries.
alias jsdiff='diff --exclude=.git --exclude=node_modules --exclude=bootstrap* --exclude=bootbox* --exclude=cordova* --exclude=*jquery* --exclude=*.min.css --exclude=*.min.js'
alias jsgrep='grep --exclude-dir=.git --exclude-dir=node_modules --exclude=bootstrap* --exclude=bootbox* --exclude=cordova* --exclude=*jquery* --exclude=*.min.css --exclude=*.min.js'
alias jslint='jslint --browser --indent=2 --maxerr=999 --nomen --unparam --white --todo --windows'
alias jshint-all='find . -path "*node_modules*" -prune -o ! -iname "*.min.js" ! -iname "bootstrap*" ! -iname "bootbox*" ! -iname "cordova*" ! -iname "*jquery*" ! -size 0 -iname "*.js" -exec jshint {} \;'
alias jslint-all='find . -path "*node_modules*" -prune -o ! -iname "*.min.js" ! -iname "bootstrap*" ! -iname "bootbox*" ! -iname "cordova*" ! -iname "*jquery*" ! -size 0 -iname "*.js" -exec jslint --browser --indent=2 --maxerr=999 --nomen --unparam --white --todo --windows {} \;'

1.4. Usage

jslint --color <file>
jslint --nomen <file>                   # Allow dangling _ in identifiers
jslint --sloppy <file>                  # Allow missing 'use strict' pragma
jslint --white <file>
jslint <file>
jslint-all

2. macOS

2.1. Installation

sudo npm install -g jslint
sudo npm update -g jslint
which jslint
jslint

2.2. Configuration

  • Append the following lines to the ~<user>/.bashrc file.

# Exclude Git repository, Node.js modules, Bootstrap, Bootbox, Cordova and jQuery libraries.
alias jsdiff='diff --exclude=.git --exclude=node_modules --exclude=bootstrap* --exclude=bootbox* --exclude=cordova* --exclude=*jquery* --exclude=*.min.css --exclude=*.min.js'
alias jsgrep='grep --exclude-dir=.git --exclude-dir=node_modules --exclude=bootstrap* --exclude=bootbox* --exclude=cordova* --exclude=*jquery* --exclude=*.min.css --exclude=*.min.js'
alias jslint='jslint --browser --indent=2 --maxerr=999 --nomen --white --windows'
alias jshint-all='find . -path "*node_modules*" -prune -o ! -iname "*.min.js" ! -iname "bootstrap*" ! -iname "bootbox*" ! -iname "cordova*" ! -iname "*jquery*" ! -size 0 -iname "*.js" -exec jshint {} \;'
alias jslint-all='find . -path "*node_modules*" -prune -o ! -iname "*.min.js" ! -iname "bootstrap*" ! -iname "bootbox*" ! -iname "cordova*" ! -iname "*jquery*" ! -size 0 -iname "*.js" -exec jslint --browser --indent=2 --maxerr=999 --nomen --white --windows {} \;'

2.3. Usage

jslint --color <file>
jslint --nomen <file>                   # Allow dangling _ in identifiers
jslint --sloppy <file>                  # Allow missing 'use strict' pragma
jslint --white <file>
jslint <file>
jslint-all

3. Windows

3.1. Installation

npm install -g jslint
npm update -g jslint
jslint

  • Open Control Panel > User Accounts.

  • Click Change my environment variables.

  • Click New.

Variable name:          PATH
Variable value:         C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\npm\

  • Click OK.

  • Click OK.

  • Close User Accounts.

3.2. Configuration

  • Contents of the C:\Program Files\Git\bin\jsdiff.bat file.

@echo off
:: Exclude Git repository, Node.js modules, Bootstrap, Bootbox, Cordova and jQuery libraries.
diff -x=.git -x=node_modules -x=bootstrap* -x=bootbox* -x=cordova* -x=*jquery* -x=*.min.css -x=*.min.js %*

  • Contents of the C:\Program Files\Git\bin\jsgrep.bat file.

@echo off
:: Exclude Git repository, Node.js modules, Bootstrap, Bootbox, Cordova and jQuery libraries.
:: Todo: Fix issue that git grep does not recognize --exclude option.
grep --exclude-dir=.git --exclude-dir=node_modules --exclude=bootstrap* --exclude=bootbox* --exclude=cordova* --exclude=*jquery* --exclude=*.min.css --exclude=*.min.js %*

  • Contents of the C:\Program Files\Git\bin\jshint-all.bat file.

@echo off
:: Exclude Git repository, Node.js modules, Bootstrap, Bootbox, Cordova and jQuery libraries.
find . -path "*node_modules*" -prune -o ! -iname "*.min.js" ! -iname "bootstrap*" ! -iname "bootbox*" ! -iname "cordova*" ! -iname "*jquery*" ! -size 0 -iname "*.js" -exec jshint {} ;

  • Contents of the C:\Program Files\Git\bin\jslint-all.bat file.

@echo off
:: Exclude Git repository, Node.js modules, Bootstrap, Bootbox, Cordova and jQuery libraries.
find . -path "*node_modules*" -prune -o ! -iname "*.min.js" ! -iname "bootstrap*" ! -iname "bootbox*" ! -iname "cordova*" ! -iname "*jquery*" ! -size 0 -iname "*.js" -exec jslint --browser --indent=2 --maxerr=999 --nomen --white --windows {} ;

  • Contents of the C:\Program Files\Git\bin\jslint-one.bat file.

@echo off
jslint --browser --indent=2 --maxerr=999 --nomen --white --windows %*

3.3. Usage

jslint --color <file>
jslint --nomen <file>                   # Allow dangling _ in identifiers
jslint --sloppy <file>                  # Allow missing 'use strict' pragma
jslint --white <file>
jslint <file>
jslint-all