---
title: "Bytesize: Configuring lint tests"
description: "nf-core/bytesize talk about the nf-core lint tests"
url: "https://phil.ewels.co.uk/talks/2022/11/08/bytesize_configuring_lint_tests"
site: "phil.ewels.co.uk"
author: "Phil Ewels"
section: "Talks"
type: "Bytesize"
date: "2022-11-29"
location: "Online"
event: "https://nf-co.re/events/2022/bytesize_configure_lint_tests"
video: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiXh3Dvpq5E"
---

# Bytesize: Configuring lint tests

> nf-core/bytesize talk about the nf-core lint tests

A short nf-core/bytesize talk about how the `nf-core lint` command-line helper
script works, part of the [nf-core tools](https://nf-co.re/tools) package.

Linting helps ensure that pipelines follow nf-core guidelines and best practices.
By using linting configuration files, you can control how the tests run
so that they are useful for you and your pipeline - even if not destined for nf-core.

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From the personal website of Phil Ewels, a software developer and bioinformatician in Stockholm, Sweden: https://phil.ewels.co.uk/
The whole site as Markdown: https://phil.ewels.co.uk/llms.txt