cppcheck
cppcheck
TLDR
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]
