hadolint

hadolint documentation

Version in MegaLinter: 2.12.0
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See How to configure hadolint rules
See How to disable hadolint rules in files
See Index of problems detected by hadolint

Configuration in MegaLinter

Enable hadolint by adding DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT in ENABLE_LINTERS variable
Disable hadolint by adding DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT in DISABLE_LINTERS variable

Variable	Description	Default value
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_ARGUMENTS	User custom arguments to add in linter CLI call Ex: `-s --foo "bar"`
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE	Custom regex including filter Ex: `(src\\|lib)`	Include every file
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE	Custom regex excluding filter Ex: `(test\\|examples)`	Exclude no file
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_CLI_LINT_MODE	Override default CLI lint mode - `file`: Calls the linter for each file - `list_of_files`: Call the linter with the list of files as argument - `project`: Call the linter from the root of the project	`list_of_files`
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_FILE_EXTENSIONS	Allowed file extensions. `"*"` matches any extension, `""` matches empty extension. Empty list excludes all files Ex: `[".py", ""]`	Exclude every file
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_FILE_NAMES_REGEX	File name regex filters. Regular expression list for filtering files by their base names using regex full match. Empty list includes all files Ex: `["Dockerfile(-.+)?", "Jenkinsfile"]`	`["Dockerfile"]`
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_PRE_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run before the linter	None
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_POST_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run after the linter	None
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_CONFIG_FILE	hadolint configuration file nameUse `LINTER_DEFAULT` to let the linter find it	`.hadolint.yaml`
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_RULES_PATH	Path where to find linter configuration file	Workspace folder, then MegaLinter default rules
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_DISABLE_ERRORS	Run linter but consider errors as warnings	`false`
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_DISABLE_ERRORS_IF_LESS_THAN	Maximum number of errors allowed	`0`
DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT_CLI_EXECUTABLE	Override CLI executable	`['hadolint']`

IDE Integration

Use hadolint in your favorite IDE to catch errors before MegaLinter !

	IDE	Extension Name	Install
	Atom	linter-hadolint	Visit Web Site
	Visual Studio Code	hadolint

MegaLinter Flavours

This linter is available in the following flavours

Flavor	Description	Embedded linters
all	Default MegaLinter Flavor	113
ci_light	Optimized for CI items (Dockerfile, Jenkinsfile, JSON/YAML schemas,XML	19
cupcake	MegaLinter for the most commonly used languages	81
documentation	MegaLinter for documentation projects	47
dotnet	Optimized for C, C++, C# or VB based projects	59
go	Optimized for GO based projects	49
java	Optimized for JAVA based projects	51
javascript	Optimized for JAVASCRIPT or TYPESCRIPT based projects	56
php	Optimized for PHP based projects	50
python	Optimized for PYTHON based projects	58
ruby	Optimized for RUBY based projects	47
rust	Optimized for RUST based projects	47
salesforce	Optimized for Salesforce based projects	50
security	Optimized for security	21
swift	Optimized for SWIFT based projects	47
terraform	Optimized for TERRAFORM based projects	51

Behind the scenes

How are identified applicable files

File names (regex): Dockerfile

How the linting is performed

hadolint is called once with the list of files as arguments (list_of_files CLI lint mode)

Example calls

hadolint Dockerfile

hadolint --config .hadolint.yml Dockerfile

Help content

hadolint - Dockerfile Linter written in Haskell

Usage: hadolint [-v|--version] [-c|--config FILENAME] [DOCKERFILE...]
                [--file-path-in-report FILEPATHINREPORT] [--no-fail]
                [--no-color] [-V|--verbose] [-f|--format ARG] [--error RULECODE]
                [--warning RULECODE] [--info RULECODE] [--style RULECODE]
                [--ignore RULECODE]
                [--trusted-registry REGISTRY (e.g. docker.io)]
                [--require-label LABELSCHEMA (e.g. maintainer:text)]
                [--strict-labels] [--disable-ignore-pragma]
                [-t|--failure-threshold THRESHOLD]

  Lint Dockerfile for errors and best practices

Available options:
  -h,--help                Show this help text
  -v,--version             Show version
  -c,--config FILENAME     Path to the configuration file
  --file-path-in-report FILEPATHINREPORT
                           The file path referenced in the generated report.
                           This only applies for the 'checkstyle' format and is
                           useful when running Hadolint with Docker to set the
                           correct file path.
  --no-fail                Don't exit with a failure status code when any rule
                           is violated
  --no-color               Don't colorize output
  -V,--verbose             Enables verbose logging of hadolint's output to
                           stderr
  -f,--format ARG          The output format for the results [tty | json |
                           checkstyle | codeclimate | gitlab_codeclimate | gnu |
                           codacy | sonarqube | sarif] (default: tty)
  --error RULECODE         Make the rule `RULECODE` have the level `error`
  --warning RULECODE       Make the rule `RULECODE` have the level `warning`
  --info RULECODE          Make the rule `RULECODE` have the level `info`
  --style RULECODE         Make the rule `RULECODE` have the level `style`
  --ignore RULECODE        A rule to ignore. If present, the ignore list in the
                           config file is ignored
  --trusted-registry REGISTRY (e.g. docker.io)
                           A docker registry to allow to appear in FROM
                           instructions
  --require-label LABELSCHEMA (e.g. maintainer:text)
                           The option --require-label=label:format makes
                           Hadolint check that the label `label` conforms to
                           format requirement `format`
  --strict-labels          Do not permit labels other than specified in
                           `label-schema`
  --disable-ignore-pragma  Disable inline ignore pragmas `# hadolint
                           ignore=DLxxxx`
  -t,--failure-threshold THRESHOLD
                           Exit with failure code only when rules with a
                           severity equal to or above THRESHOLD are violated.
                           Accepted values: [error | warning | info | style |
                           ignore | none] (default: info)

Installation on mega-linter Docker image

Dockerfile commands :

FROM hadolint/hadolint:v2.12.0-alpine as hadolint
COPY --link --from=hadolint /bin/hadolint /usr/bin/hadolint