Install for Emacs on GNU/Linux

1. Install prerequisites

Install one of the following Emacs plugins:

• Eglot (recommended) (included in Emacs version 29 or newer)
• Flymake (included in Emacs version 26 or newer)
• Flycheck
• LSP Mode

2. Install quick-lint-js

1. Download the latest release of quick-lint-js for your platform:

   • GNU/Linux (amd64)
   • GNU/Linux (aarch64)
   • GNU/Linux (armhf)

2. Extract the downloaded archive.

3. Copy the extracted quick-lint-js/bin/quick-lint-js file into a directory in your PATH.

   For example, copy it into the /usr/local/bin directory.

4. Open a terminal window. Type quick-lint-js --version and press enter to verify the installation succeeded.

3. Install Emacs plugin

1. Download the quick-lint-js Emacs plugin.
2. Extract quick-lint-js-emacs.zip's files into a directory somewhere safe (for example, ~/.emacs/quick-lint-js-emacs/).
3. Add the quick-lint-js-emacs directory to the Emacs load-path variable. For example, add the following line to your init file (e.g. ~/.emacs):

   (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs/quick-lint-js-emacs")

4. Restart Emacs.

4. Configure

Read the Emacs plugin docs online.