fosslic(1)
NAME
fosslic - Perform a license analyze on or more files.
SYNOPSIS
fosslic fosslic [options] file [file [file...]]
DESCRIPTION
fosslic is a limited command line fossology utility that can be used to
perform a fossology license analysis on the specified files. fosslic
has a number of limitations similar to the One-Shot user interface
function. The limitations are:
- o The analysis is done in real-time. Large files may take a while.
- This method is not recommended for files larger than a few hundred kilobytes.
- o Files that contain files are not unpacked. If you use a zip or deb
- file, then the binary file will be scanned for licenses and nothing will likely be found.
- o Prints a simple list that summarizes the identified license types.
- The One-Shot user interface function will display the same summary
or provide a color coded table and a highlighted listing of the
licenses found. - Options
- -h Standard help flag, prints usage.
- -v Enable verbose debugging.
- Examples
- Perform an analysis on a filed called somefile.
$: fosslic /tmp/somefile - Produces:
/tmp/somefile: LGPL v2.1 Preamble, LGPL v2.1+
Authors
- Neal Krawetz