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

> Extensible style checker that supports multiple markup formats, such as Markdown and AsciiDoc.
> More information: <https://vale.sh/docs/cli>.

- Check the style of a file:

`vale {{path/to/file}}`

- Check the style of a file with a specified configuration:

`vale --config='{{path/to/.vale.ini}}' {{path/to/file}}`

- Output the results in JSON format:

`vale --output=JSON {{path/to/file}}`

- Check style issues at the specific severity and higher:

`vale --minAlertLevel={{suggestion|warning|error}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Check the style from `stdin`, specifying markup format:

`cat {{file.md}} | vale --ext=.md`

- List the current configuration:

`vale ls-config`
