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Parses latex-formatted text in search of forbidden phrases. Version 0.14 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Parses latex-formatted text in search of forbidden phrases
Project links
Commands and aliases
- style-check.rb
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Project history and usage
style-check is a small Ruby command-line checker for LaTeX writing that flags regular-expression-defined forbidden phrases, spellings, syntax patterns, and capitalization rules.
Project history
Neil Spring's official README presents style-check as a personal writing aid: when the author notices a mistake identifiable by a regular expression, he adds it to the ruleset and runs the checker over LaTeX-formatted papers.
The source file carries a 2004 copyright notice and describes the script as a quick check against verbose phrases, overused expressions, misspellings, and inconsistent capitalization or hyphenation, while explicitly saying it is not a substitute for a proofreader.
Adoption history
The input package facts list style-check as a Homebrew package only, which matches its character as a narrow academic-writing utility rather than a broad ecosystem tool.
Its package-manager presence is still useful because the executable and default rule locations make it easy to install into local writing or build workflows without copying a standalone Ruby script by hand.
How it is used
The checker reads rule files from /etc/style-check.d, ~/.style-check.d, ~/.style-censor, ./style-censor, and related historical paths, then scans TeX files for expressions annotated with justifications.
The script supports options for gedit-style output, verbosity, HTML output, and overriding rule paths, making it suitable for editor or document-build integration.
Why package nerds care
style-check matters to package nerds as the kind of tiny, opinionated script that package managers preserve well: one executable, no service, text files for policy, and enough configurability to fit local workflows.
It also shows an older Unix style of linting prose with plain files and regular expressions, before modern grammar SaaS tools became common.
Timeline
- 2004: The style-check.rb source carries a copyright notice for Neil Spring.
- 2010s: The official README describes rule-file based checking for LaTeX-formatted text.
- 2026: Input package facts list style-check as available through Homebrew.
Related projects
- LaTeX is the document format style-check is designed to scan.
- Editor and build integrations are natural companions because the tool reports line-oriented findings from source text.
Sources
- https://github.com/nspring/style-check/blob/master/style-check.rb
- https://www.cs.umd.edu/~nspring/software/style-check-readme.html
- input.source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/style-check.d/*~/.style-check.d/*~/.style-censor./style-censor~/.style-checkrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
style-check.rb | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.14
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:style-check |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.14 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.cs.umd.edu/~nspring/software/style-check-readme.html |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation