# rpk connect template lint

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title: rpk connect template lint
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description: Lint Redpanda Connect template files. Exits with a status code 1 if any linting errors are detected.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/current/reference/rpk/rpk-connect/rpk-connect-template-lint.md -->

Lint Redpanda Connect template files. Exits with a status code 1 if any linting errors are detected. If a path ends with '…​' then Redpanda Connect will walk the target and lint any files with the `.yaml` or `.yml` extension.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk connect template lint [flags]
```

## [](#examples)Examples

This section provides examples of how to use `rpk connect template lint`.

Example.

```bash
rpk connect template lint
```

Example.

```bash
rpk connect template lint ./templates/*.yaml
```

Example.

```bash
rpk connect template lint ./foo.yaml ./bar.yaml
```

Example.

```bash
rpk connect template lint ./templates/...
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --verbose | bool | Print the lint result for each target file. |
| -e, --env-file | strings | import environment variables from a dotenv file. |
| -t, --templates | strings | EXPERIMENTAL: import Redpanda Connect templates, supports glob patterns (requires quotes). |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |