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rector

Automated code refactoring and upgrades

TLDR

Process a specific directory

$ rector process [path/to/directory]
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Process a directory without applying changes (dry run)
$ rector process [path/to/directory] --dry-run
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Process a directory and apply coding standards
$ rector process [path/to/directory] --with-style
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Display a list of available levels
$ rector levels
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Process a directory with a specific level
$ rector process [path/to/directory] --level [level_name]
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SYNOPSIS

rector [command not found]

DESCRIPTION

The rector command is not a standard or commonly recognized utility within typical Linux distributions. Extensive searches of official documentation, man pages, and common system utilities across various distributions (e.g., Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS) do not yield a command with this specific name in their default or common repositories.

It is possible that rector refers to a highly specialized, custom-built, or internal command specific to a particular environment or organization, perhaps deployed for a very niche system administration task or development workflow. Alternatively, it might be a typo for another existing command with similar-sounding functionality. Therefore, a detailed analysis of its specific functionality, parameters, and usage cannot be provided, as it does not form part of the widely recognized or distributed standard Linux command set.

CAVEATS

This command is not part of the standard Linux utility set and is not generally available or documented. Attempting to execute rector on a typical Linux system will almost certainly result in a 'command not found' error.

HISTORY

There is no documented history for a standard Linux command named rector in common usage or distribution. The name 'rector' is more commonly associated with PHP Rector, a refactoring tool for PHP, which operates within a PHP development environment rather than as a general-purpose Linux system utility. This PHP tool is not invoked directly as 'rector' from the system shell in the same way as a standard Linux command.

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