This software is a plugin for the text editor Gedit. It allows to check shell scripts using the ShellCheck linter.
- This plugin is derived from the JSHint Gedit plugin by Xavier Gendre
- Live checking and matching improvements by Jürgen Key
Requires Gedit 3.14+ and ShellCheck being installed. On Debian-based distros install it using
apt install shellcheck
You might want to install the plugin using the Gedit Plugin Installer or using these manual steps
git clone https://github.com/lwindolf/gedit-shellcheck.git
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/gedit/plugins/
cp -r gedit-shellcheck/shellcheck.plugin gedit-shellcheck/shellcheck/ ~/.local/share/gedit/plugins/
Ensure to restart Gedit and activate the plugin in the preferences.
When a shell source code file is active, you can check it
- editing and moving the cursor to the next line
- or by selecting menu option
Tools > Check with ShellCheck
The results are automatically displayed in the bottom panel.