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This linter verifies if a file has a known license header.
By default, Firefox uses MPL-2 license with the `appropriate headers <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/headers/>`_.
In some cases (thirdpardy code), a file might have a different header file.
If this is the case, one of the significant line of the header should be listed in the list `of valid licenses
Run Locally
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This mozlint linter can be run using mach:
.. parsed-literal::
$ mach lint --linter license <file paths>
Configuration
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This linter is enabled on most of the whole code base.
Autofix
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This linter provides a ``--fix`` option. The python script is doing the change itself
and will use the right header MPL-2 header depending on the language.
It will add the license at the right place in case the file is a script (ie starting with ``!#``
or a XML file ``<?xml>``).
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