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title: ESLint - Pluggable JavaScript linter
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        <h3>Welcome</h3>

        <p class="lead">ESLint is an open source project originally created by <a href="http://nczonline.net">Nicholas
            C. Zakas</a> in June 2013. Its goal is to provide a pluggable linting utility for JavaScript.</p>

        <h3>Latest News</h3>
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        <h3>About</h3>

        <p>Learn more about ESLint and why it came about and the general philosophy behind it. </p>

        <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="{{ site.url }}/docs/about/" role="button">Learn More »</a></p>
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        <h3>Rules</h3>

        <p>ESLint comes with a bunch of default rules to get you started. This is the complete list. </p>

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        <h3>Command Line Interface</h3>

        <p>ESLint is written to be used primarily on the command line. Learn about its usage here. </p>

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        <h3>Developer Guide</h3>

        <p>Love ESLint and want to help make it even awesomer? We've got all the details to get you started.</p>

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    <h2 class="text-center">Sponsors</h2>
    <p class="text-center">The following companies, organizations, and individuals support ESLint's ongoing maintenance and development.</p>
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        <p class="text-center"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://opencollective.com/eslint">Become a Sponsor</a></p>
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        ESLint requires <a href="http://nodejs.org">Node.js</a> and works
        on <span itemprop="operatingSystem">Windows</span>,
        <span itemprop="operatingSystem">Mac</span> and <span itemprop="operatingSystem">Linux</span>
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