Command-line tool

reuse

brew/reuse

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Tool for copyright and license recommendations

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install reuse

macOS

brew install reuse
pipx install reuse

Linux

brew install reuse
pipx install reuse

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 "your_name <your_email>" --fallback-dot-license path/to/file

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