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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# reuse

> Tool for compliance with the REUSE recommendations.
> More information: <https://reuse.readthedocs.io/en/stable/man/index.html>.

- Lint for REUSE compliance for the current project (version control aware):

`reuse lint`

- Lint for REUSE compliance from the specified directory:

`reuse --root {{path/to/directory}} lint`

- Add copyright statement to file:

`reuse annotate {{[-c|--copyright]}} "{{your_name}} <{{your_email}}>" --fallback-dot-license {{path/to/file}}`

- Add license information to file:

`reuse annotate {{[-l|--license]}} {{spdx_identifier}} --fallback-dot-license {{path/to/file}}`

- Download a license by its SPDX identifier and place it in the LICENSES directory:

`reuse download {{spdx-identifier}}`

- Download all missing licenses detected in the project:

`reuse download --all`
