---
title: drone-yaml
---

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Custom linter and formatter for the [Drone](https://github.com/drone/drone) YAML configuration file format.

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## Build

Build the binary with the following command:

```Shell
export GOOS=linux
export GOARCH=amd64
export CGO_ENABLED=0
export GO111MODULE=on

make build
```

Build the Docker image with the following command:

```Shell
docker build --file docker/Dockerfile.amd64 --tag thegeeklab/drone-yaml .
```

## Usage

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**Note**\
Be aware that the tool only supports configuration files for the Drone Docker runner!
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Lint the YAML file:

```Shell
drone-yaml lint samples/simple.yml
```

Format the YAML file:

```Shell
# default is printing to stdout
drone-yaml fmt samples/simple.yml

# optionally update the formatted file in place
drone-yaml fmt samples/simple.yml --save
```