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+ ---
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+ title: Monorepos & Workspaces
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+ sidebar:
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+ order: 2
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+ ---
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+
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+ Workspaces are handled out-of-the-box by Knip.
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+
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+ Workspaces are sometimes also referred to as package-based monorepos, or as
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+ packages in a monorepo. Knip uses the term workspace exclusively to indicate a
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+ directory that has a `package.json`.
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+
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+ ## Configuration
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+
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+ Here's example configuration with custom `entry` and `project` patterns:
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+
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+ ```json title="knip.json"
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+ {
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+ "workspaces": {
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+ ".": {
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+ "entry": "scripts/*.js",
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+ "project": "scripts/**/*.js"
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+ },
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+ "packages/*": {
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+ "entry": "{index,cli}.ts",
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+ "project": "**/*.ts"
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+ },
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+ "packages/cli": {
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+ "entry": "bin/cli.js"
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ :::tip
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+
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+ Run Knip without any configuration to see if and where custom `entry` and/or
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+ `project` files are necessary per workspace.
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+
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+ :::
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+
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+ Each workspace has the same [default configuration][1].
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+
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+ The root workspace is named `"."` under `workspaces` (like in the example
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+ above).
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+
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+ :::caution
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+
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+ In a project with workspaces, the `entry` and `project` options at the root
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+ level are ignored. Use the workspace named `"."` for those (like in the example
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+ above).
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+
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+ :::
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+
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+ ## Workspaces
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+
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+ Knip reads workspaces from four possible locations:
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+
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+ 1. The `workspaces` array in `package.json` (npm, Bun, Yarn, Lerna)
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+ 2. The `packages` array in `pnpm-workspace.yaml` (pnpm)
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+ 3. The `workspaces.packages` array in `package.json` (legacy)
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+ 4. The `workspaces` object in Knip configuration
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+
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+ The `workspaces` in Knip configuration (4) not already defined in the root
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+ `package.json` or `pnpm-workspace.yaml` (1, 2, 3) are added to the analysis.
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+
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+ :::caution
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+ A workspace must have a `package.json` file.
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+ :::
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+ For projects with only a root `package.json`, please see [integrated
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+ monorepos][2].
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+
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+ ## Additional workspaces
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+
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+ If a workspaces is not configured as such in `package.json#workspaces` (or
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+ `pnpm-workspace.yaml`) it can be added to the Knip configuration manually. Add
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+ their path to the `workspaces` configuration object the same way as
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+ `"packages/cli": {}` in the example above.
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+
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+ ## Source mapping
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+
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+ See [Source Mapping][3].
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+
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+ ## Additional options
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+
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+ The following options are available inside workspace configurations:
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+
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+ - [ignore][4]
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+ - [ignoreBinaries][5]
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+ - [ignoreDependencies][6]
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+ - [ignoreMembers][7]
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+ - [ignoreUnresolved][8]
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+ - [includeEntryExports][9]
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+
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+ [Plugins][10] can be configured separately per workspace.
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+ Use `--debug` for verbose output and see the workspaces Knip includes, their
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+ configurations, enabled plugins, glob options and resolved files.
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+
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+ ## Lint a single workspace
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+
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+ Use the `--workspace` (or `-W`) argument to focus on a single workspace (and let
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+ Knip run faster). Example:
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+
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+ ```sh
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+ knip --workspace packages/my-lib
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+ ```
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+
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+ This will include the target workspace, but also ancestor and dependent
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+ workspaces. For two reasons:
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+ - Ancestor workspaces may list dependencies in `package.json` the linted
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+ workspace uses.
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+ - Dependent workspaces may reference exports from the linted workspace.
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+
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+ To lint the workspace in isolation, there are two options:
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+
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+ - Combine the `workspace` argument with [strict production mode][11].
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+ - Run Knip from inside the workspace directory.
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+ [1]: ../overview/configuration.md#defaults
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+ [2]: ./integrated-monorepos.md
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+ [3]: ./source-mapping.md
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+ [4]: ../reference/configuration.md#ignore
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+ [5]: ../reference/configuration.md#ignorebinaries
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+ [6]: ../reference/configuration.md#ignoredependencies
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+ [7]: ../reference/configuration.md#ignoremembers
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+ [8]: ../reference/configuration.md#ignoreunresolved
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+ [9]: ../reference/configuration.md#includeentryexports
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+ [10]: ../reference/configuration.md#plugins
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+ [11]: ./production-mode.md#strict-mode
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+ ---
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+ title: Production Mode
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+ sidebar:
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+ order: 1
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+ ---
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+
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+ The default mode for Knip is comprehensive and targets all project code,
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+ including configuration files, test files, Storybook stories, and so on. Test
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+ files usually import production files. This prevents production files or their
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+ exports from being reported as unused, while sometimes both of them can be
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+ deleted. Knip features a "production mode" to focus only on the code that you
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+ ship.
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+
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+ ## Configuration
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+
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+ To tell Knip what is production code, add an exclamation mark behind each
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+ `pattern!` that represents production code:
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+
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+ ```json title="knip.json"
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+ {
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+ "entry": ["src/index.ts!", "build/script.js"],
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+ "project": ["src/**/*.ts!", "build/*.js"]
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ Depending on file structure and enabled plugins, you might not need to modify
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+ your configuration at all.
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+ Run Knip with the `--production` flag:
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+ ```sh
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+ knip --production
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+ ```
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+ Here's what's included in production mode:
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+
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+ - Only `entry` and `project` patterns suffixed with `!`
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+ - Only production `entry` file patterns exported by plugins (such as Next.js and
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+ Remix)
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+ - Only the `start` and `postinstall` scripts
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+ - Ignore exports with the [`@internal` tag][1]
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+ :::note
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+ The production run does not replace the default run. Depending on your needs you
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+ can run either of them or both separately. Usually both modes can share the same
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+ configuration.
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+ :::
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+ To see the difference between default and production mode in great detail, use
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+ the `--debug` flag and inspect what entry and project files are used, and the
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+ plugins that are enabled. For instance, in production mode this shows that files
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+ such as tests and Storybook files (stories) are excluded from the analysis.
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+ In case files like mocks and test helpers are reported as unused files, use
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+ negated patterns to exclude those files in production mode:
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+ ```json title="knip.json"
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+ {
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+ "entry": ["src/index.ts!"],
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+ "project": ["src/**/*.ts!", "!src/test-helpers/**!"]
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ Also see [configuring project files][2] to align `entry` and `project` with
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+ ## Strict Mode
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+ In production mode, only `dependencies` (not `devDependencies`) are considered
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+ when finding unused or unlisted dependencies.
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+ Additionally, the `--strict` flag can be added to:
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+ - Verify isolation: workspaces should use strictly their own `dependencies`
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+ - Include `peerDependencies` when finding unused or unlisted dependencies
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+ - Report type-only imports listed in `dependencies`
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+ ```sh
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+ knip --production --strict
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+ ```
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+ Using `--strict` implies `--production`, so the latter can be omitted.
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+ ## Types
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+ Add `--exclude types` if you don't want to include types in the report:
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+
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+ ```sh
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+ knip --production --exclude types
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+ ```
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+ [1]: ../reference/jsdoc-tsdoc-tags.md#internal
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+ [2]: ../guides/configuring-project-files.md
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+ ---
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+ title: Reporters & Preprocessors
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Built-in Reporters
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+ Knip provides the following built-in reporters:
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+ - `codeowners`
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+ - `compact`
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+ - [`disclosure`][1]
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+ - [`github-actions`][2]
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+ - [`json`][3]
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+ - [`markdown`][4]
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+ - [`codeclimate`][5]
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+ - `symbols` (default)
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+ Example usage:
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+ ```sh
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+ knip --reporter compact
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### JSON
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+ The built-in `json` reporter output is meant to be consumed by other tools. It
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+ reports in JSON format with unused `files` and `issues` as an array with one
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+ object per file structured like this:
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+
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "files": ["src/unused.ts"],
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+ "issues": [
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+ {
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+ "file": "package.json",
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+ "owners": ["@org/admin"],
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+ "dependencies": [{ "name": "jquery", "line": 5, "col": 6, "pos": 71 }],
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+ "devDependencies": [{ "name": "lodash", "line": 9, "col": 6, "pos": 99 }],
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+ "unlisted": [{ "name": "react" }, { "name": "@org/unresolved" }],
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+ "exports": [],
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+ "types": [],
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+ "duplicates": []
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "file": "src/Registration.tsx",
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+ "owners": ["@org/owner"],
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+ "dependencies": [],
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+ "devDependencies": [],
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+ "binaries": [],
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+ "unresolved": [
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+ { "name": "./unresolved", "line": 8, "col": 23, "pos": 407 }
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+ ],
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+ "exports": [{ "name": "unusedExport", "line": 1, "col": 14, "pos": 13 }],
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+ "types": [
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+ { "name": "unusedEnum", "line": 3, "col": 13, "pos": 71 },
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+ { "name": "unusedType", "line": 8, "col": 14, "pos": 145 }
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+ ],
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+ "enumMembers": {
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+ "MyEnum": [
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+ { "name": "unusedMember", "line": 13, "col": 3, "pos": 167 },
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+ ]
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+ },
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+ "classMembers": {
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+ "MyClass": [
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+ { "name": "unusedMember", "line": 40, "col": 3, "pos": 687 },
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ The keys match the [reported issue types][6]. Example usage:
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+ ```sh
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+ ```
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+ ### Github Actions
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+ TODO
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+ Example usage:
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+ ```sh
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+ ```
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+ ### Markdown
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+ This allows following the changes in issues over time. It reports issues in
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+ ```md
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+ # Knip report
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+ ## Unused files (1)
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+ ## Unlisted dependencies (2)
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+ ## Unresolved imports (1)
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+ ```
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+ ### Disclosure
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+ This reporter is useful for sharing large reports. Groups of issues are rendered
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ````
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ### CodeClimate
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+ The built-in `codeclimate` reporter generates output in the Code Climate Report
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+ JSON format. Example usage:
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+ ```text
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ "severity": "major",
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+ "fingerprint": "e9789995c1fe9f7d75eed6a0c0f89e84",
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+ }
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+ ]
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+ ```
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+ ## Custom Reporters
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+ When the provided built-in reporters are not sufficient, a custom local reporter
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+ can be implemented or an external reporter can be used. Multiple reporters can
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+ The results are passed to the function from its default export and can be used
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+ to write issues to `stdout`, a JSON or CSV file, or sent to a service. It
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+ supports a local JavaScript or TypeScript file or an external dependency.
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+
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+ ### Local
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+ The default export of the reporter should be a function with this interface:
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+ ```ts
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+ report: Report;
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+ issues: Issues;
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+ counters: Counters;
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+ configurationHints: ConfigurationHints;
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+ isDisableConfigHints: boolean;
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+ The data can then be used to write issues to `stdout`, a JSON or CSV file, or
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+ Here's a most minimal reporter example:
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+ ```ts title="./my-reporter.ts"
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+ import type { Reporter } from 'knip';
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+ const reporter: Reporter = function (options) {
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+ console.log(options.issues);
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+ console.log(options.counters);
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+ export default reporter;
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+ ```
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+ Example usage:
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+ ```sh
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+ ```
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+ ### External
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+ Pass `--reporter [pkg-name]` to use an external reporter. The default exported
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+ function of the `main` script (default: `index.js`) will be invoked with the
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+ ## Preprocessors
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+ A preprocessor is a function that runs after the analysis is finished. It
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+ receives the results from the analysis and should return data in the same
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+ The data goes through the preprocessors before the final data is passed to the
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+ reporters. There are no built-in preprocessors. Just like reporters, use e.g.
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+ `--preprocessor ./my-preprocessor` from the command line (can be repeated).
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+ The default export of the preprocessor should be a function with this interface:
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+ ```ts
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+ type Preprocessor = async (options: ReporterOptions) => ReporterOptions;
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+ Like reporters, you can use local JavaScript or TypeScript files and external
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+ Example preprocessor:
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+ ```ts title="./preprocess.ts"
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+ import type { Preprocessor } from 'knip';
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+ const preprocess: Preprocessor = function (options) {
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+ // modify options.issues and options.counters
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+ return options;
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+ };
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+ export default preprocess;
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+ ```
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+ Example usage:
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+ ```sh
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+ ```
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+ [1]: #disclosure
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+ [2]: #github-actions
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+ [3]: #json
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+ [4]: #markdown
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+ [5]: #codeclimate
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+ [6]: ../reference/issue-types.md
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+ ---
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+ title: Rules & Filters
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+ sidebar:
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+ order: 5
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+ ---
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+
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+ Use rules or filters to customize Knip's output. This has various use cases, a
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+ few examples:
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+
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+ - Temporarily focus on a specific issue type.
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+ - You don't want to see unused `type`, `interface` and `enum` exports reported.
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+ - Specific issue types should be printed, but not counted against the total
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+ error count.
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+ If you're looking to handle one-off exceptions, also see [JSDoc tags][1].
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+ ## Filters
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+ You can `--include` or `--exclude` any of the reported issue types to slice &
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+ dice the report to your needs. Alternatively, they can be added to the
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+ configuration (e.g. `"exclude": ["dependencies"]`).
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+ Use `--include` to report only specific issue types. The following example
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+ commands do the same:
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+ ```sh
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+ knip --include files --include dependencies
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+ knip --include files,dependencies
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+ ```
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+ Or the other way around, use `--exclude` to ignore the types you're not
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+ interested in:
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+ ```sh
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+ knip --include files --exclude enumMembers,duplicates
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+ ```
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+ Also see the [list of issue types][2].
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+ ### Shorthands
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+ Knip has shortcuts to include only specific issue types.
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+ 1. The `--dependencies` flag includes:
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+ - `dependencies` (and `devDependencies` + `optionalPeerDependencies`)
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+ - `unlisted`
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+ - `binaries`
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+ - `unresolved`
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+ - `catalog`
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+ - `types`
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+ - `enumMembers`
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+ - `duplicates`
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+ 3. The `--files` flag is a shortcut for `--include files`
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+ ## Rules
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+ Use `rules` in the configuration to customize the issue types that count towards
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+ the total error count, or to exclude them altogether.
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+ | Value | Default | Printed | Counted | Description |
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+ | :-------- | :-----: | :-----: | :-----: | :-------------------------------- |
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+ | `"error"` | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Similar to the `--include` filter |
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+ | `"warn"` | - | ✓ | - | Printed in faded/gray color |
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+ | `"off"` | - | - | - | Similar to the `--exclude` filter |
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+
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+ Example:
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+
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+ ```json title="knip.json"
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+ {
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+ "rules": {
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+ "files": "warn",
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+ "classMembers": "off",
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+ "duplicates": "off"
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ Also see the [issue types overview][2].
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+ NOTE: If the `dependencies` issue type is included, the `devDependencies` and
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+ `optionalPeerDependencies` types can still be set to `"warn"` separately.
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+ The rules are modeled after the ESLint `rules` configuration, and could be
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+ ## Rules or filters?
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+ Filters are meant to be used as command-line flags, rules allow for more
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+ fine-grained configuration.
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+
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+ - Rules are more fine-grained since they also have "warn".
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+ - Rules could be extended in the future.
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+ - Filters can be set in configuration and from CLI (rules only in
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+ configuration).
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+ - Filters have shorthands (rules don't have this).
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+ [1]: ../reference/jsdoc-tsdoc-tags.md
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+ [2]: ../reference/issue-types.md